Isolated human transporter proteins, nucleic acid molecules encoding human transporter proteins, and uses thereof

ABSTRACT

The present invention provides amino acid sequences of peptides that are encoded by genes within the human genome, the transporter peptides of the present invention. The present invention specifically provides isolated peptide and nucleic acid molecules, methods of identifying orthologs and paralogs of the transporter peptides, and methods of identifying modulators of the transporter peptides.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority to provisional applications U.S.Ser. No. 60/251,035 filed Dec. 5, 2000.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is in the field of transporter proteins that arerelated to the differentation-associated Na-dependent inorganicphosphate cotransporter (a type of neurotransmitter transporter)subfamily, recombinant DNA molecules, and protein production. Thepresent invention specifically provides novel peptides and proteins thateffect ligand transport and nucleic acid molecules encoding such peptideand protein molecules, all of which are useful in the development ofhuman therapeutics and diagnostic compositions and methods.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Transporters

Transporter proteins regulate many different functions of a cell,including cell proliferation, differentiation, and signaling processes,by regulating the flow of molecules such as ions and macromolecules,into and out of cells. Transporters are found in the plasma membranes ofvirtually every cell in eukaryotic organisms. Transporters mediate avariety of cellular functions including regulation of membranepotentials and absorption and secretion of molecules and ion across cellmembranes. When present in intracellular membranes of the Golgiapparatus and endocytic vesicles, transporters, such as chloridechannels, also regulate organelle pH. For a review, see Greger, R.(1988) Annu. Rev. Physiol. 50:111-122.

Transporters are generally classified by structure and the type of modeof action. In addition, transporters are sometimes classified by themolecule type that is transported, for example, sugar transporters,chlorine channels, potassium channels, etc. There may be many classes ofchannels for transporting a single type of molecule (a detailed reviewof channel types can be found at Alexander, S. P. H. and J. A. Peters:Receptor and transporter nomenclature supplement. Trends Pharmacol.Sci., Elsevier, pp. 65-68 (1997) andhttp://www-biology.ucsd.edu/˜msaier/transport/titlepage2.html.

The following general classification scheme is known in the art and isfollowed in the present discoveries.

Channel-type transporters. Transmembrane channel proteins of this classare ubiquitously found in the membranes of all types of organisms frombacteria to higher eukaryotes. Transport systems of this type catalyzefacilitated diffusion (by an energy-independent process) by passagethrough a transmembrane aqueous pore or channel without evidence for acarrier-mediated mechanism. These channel proteins usually consistlargely of a-helical spanners, although b-strands may also be presentand may even comprise the channel. However, outer membrane porin-typechannel proteins are excluded from this class and are instead includedin class 9.

Carrier-type transporters. Transport systems are included in this classif they utilize a carrier-mediated process to catalyze uniport (a singlespecies is transported by facilitated diffusion), antiport (two or morespecies are transported in opposite directions in a tightly coupledprocess, not coupled to a direct form of energy other than chemiosmoticenergy) and/or symport (two or more species are transported together inthe same direction in a tightly coupled process, not coupled to a directform of energy other than chemiosmotic energy).

Pyrophosphate bond hydrolysis-driven active transporters. Transportsystems are included in this class if they hydrolyze pyrophosphate orthe terminal pyrophosphate bond in ATP or another nucleosidetriphosphate to drive the active uptake and/or extrusion of a solute orsolutes. The transport protein may or may not be transientlyphosphorylated, but the substrate is not phosphorylated.

PEP-dependent, phosphoryl transfer-driven group translocators. Transportsystems of the bacterial phosphoenolpyruvate:sugar phosphotransferasesystem are included in this class. The product of the reaction, derivedfrom extracellular sugar, is a cytoplasmic sugar-phosphate.

Decarboxylation-driven active transporters. Transport systems that drivesolute (e.g., ion) uptake or extrusion by decarboxylation of acytoplasmic substrate are included in this class.

Oxidoreduction-driven active transporters. Transport systems that drivetransport of a solute (e.g., an ion) energized by the flow of electronsfrom a reduced substrate to an oxidized substrate are included in thisclass.

Light-driven active transporters. Transport systems that utilize lightenergy to drive transport of a solute (e.g., an ion) are included inthis class.

Mechanically-driven active transporters. Transport systems are includedin this class if they drive movement of a cell or organelle by allowingthe flow of ions (or other solutes) through the membrane down theirelectrochemical gradients.

Outer-membrane porins (of b-structure). These proteins formtransmembrane pores or channels that usually allow the energyindependent passage of solutes across a membrane. The transmembraneportions of these proteins consist exclusively of b-strands that form ab-barrel. These porin-type proteins are found in the outer membranes ofGram-negative bacteria, mitochondria and eukaryotic plastids.

Methyltransferase-driven active transporters. A single characterizedprotein currently falls into this category, the Na⁺-transportingmethyltetrahydromethanopterin:coenzyme M methyltransferase.

Non-ribosome-synthesized channel-forming peptides or peptide-likemolecules. These molecules, usually chains of L- and D-amino acids aswell as other small molecular building blocks such as lactate, formoligomeric transmembrane ion channels. Voltage may induce channelformation by promoting assembly of the transmembrane channel. Thesepeptides are often made by bacteria and fungi as agents of biologicalwarfare.

Non-Proteinaceous Transport Complexes. Ion conducting substances inbiological membranes that do not consist of or are not derived fromproteins or peptides fall into this category.

Functionally characterized transporters for which sequence data arelacking. Transporters of particular physiological significance will beincluded in this category even though a family assignment cannot bemade.

Putative transporters in which no family member is an establishedtransporter. Putative transport protein families are grouped under thisnumber and will either be classified elsewhere when the transportfunction of a member becomes established, or will be eliminated from theTC classification system if the proposed transport function isdisproven. These families include a member or members for which atransport function has been suggested, but evidence for such a functionis not yet compelling.

Auxiliary transport proteins. Proteins that in some way facilitatetransport across one or more biological membranes but do not themselvesparticipate directly in transport are included in this class. Theseproteins always function in conjunction with one or more transportproteins. They may provide a function connected with energy coupling totransport, play a structural role in complex formation or serve aregulatory function.

Transporters of unknown classification. Transport protein families ofunknown classification are grouped under this number and will beclassified elsewhere when the transport process and energy couplingmechanism are characterized. These families include at least one memberfor which a transport function has been established, but either the modeof transport or the energy coupling mechanism is not known.

Ion Channels

An important type of transporter is the ion channel. Ion channelsregulate many different cell proliferation, differentiation, andsignaling processes by regulating the flow of ions into and out ofcells. Ion channels are found in the plasma membranes of virtually everycell in eukaryotic organisms. Ion channels mediate a variety of cellularfunctions including regulation of membrane potentials and absorption andsecretion of ion across epithelial membranes. When present inintracellular membranes of the Golgi apparatus and endocytic vesicles,ion channels, such as chloride channels, also regulate organelle pH. Fora review, see Greger, R. (1988) Annu. Rev. Physiol. 50:111-122.

Ion channels are generally classified by structure and the type of modeof action. For example, extracellular ligand gated channels (ELGs) arecomprised of five polypeptide subunits, with each subunit having 4membrane spanning domains, and are activated by the binding of anextracellular ligand to the channel. In addition, channels are sometimesclassified by the ion type that is transported, for example, chlorinechannels, potassium channels, etc. There may be many classes of channelsfor transporting a single type of ion (a detailed review of channeltypes can be found at Alexander, S. P. H. and J. A. Peters (1997).Receptor and ion channel nomenclature supplement. Trends Pharmacol.Sci., Elsevier, pp. 65-68 andhttp://www-biology.ucsd.edu/˜msaier/transport/toc.html.

There are many types of ion channels based on structure. For example,many ion channels fall within one of the following groups: extracellularligand-gated channels (ELG), intracellular ligand-gated channels (ILG),inward rectifying channels (INR), intercellular (gap junction) channels,and voltage gated channels (VIC). There are additionally recognizedother channel families based on ion-type transported, cellular locationand drug sensitivity. Detailed information on each of these, theiractivity, ligand type, ion type, disease association, drugability, andother information pertinent to the present invention, is well known inthe art.

Extracellular ligand-gated channels, ELGs, are generally comprised offive polypeptide subunits, Unwin, N. (1993), Cell 72: 31-41; Unwin, N.(1995), Nature 373: 37-43; Hucho, F., et al., (1996) J. Neurochem. 66:1781-1792; Hucho, F., et al., (1996) Eur. J. Biochem. 239: 539-557;Alexander, S. P. H. and J. A. Peters (1997), Trends Pharmacol. Sci.,Elsevier, pp. 4-6; 36-40; 42-44; and Xue, H. (1998) J. Mol. Evol. 47:323-333. Each subunit has 4 membrane spanning regions: this serves as ameans of identifying other members of the ELG family of proteins. ELGbind a ligand and in response modulate the flow of ions. Examples of ELGinclude most members of the neurotransmitter-receptor family ofproteins, e.g., GABAI receptors. Other members of this family of ionchannels include glycine receptors, ryandyne receptors, and ligand gatedcalcium channels.

The Voltage-gated Ion Channel (VIC) Superfamily

Proteins of the VIC family are ion-selective channel proteins found in awide range of bacteria, archaea and eukaryotes Hille, B. (1992), Chapter9: Structure of channel proteins; Chapter 20: Evolution and diversity.In: Ionic Channels of Excitable Membranes, 2nd Ed., Sinaur Assoc. Inc.,Pubs., Sunderland, Mass.; Sigworth, F. J. (1993), Quart. Rev. Biophys.27: 1-40; Salkoff, L. and T. Jegla (1995), Neuron 15: 489-492;Alexander, S. P. H. et al., (1997), Trends Pharmacol. Sci., Elsevier,pp. 76-84; Jan, L. Y. et al., (1997), Annu. Rev. Neurosci. 20: 91-123;Doyle, D. A, et al., (1998) Science 280: 69-77; Terlau, H. and W.Stühmer (1998), Naturwissenschaften 85: 437-444. They are often homo- orheterooligomeric structures with several dissimilar subunits (e.g.,a1-a2-d-b Ca²⁺ channels, ab₁b₂ Na⁺ channels or (a)₄-b K⁺ channels), butthe channel and the primary receptor is usually associated with the a(or al) subunit. Functionally characterized members are specific for K⁺,Na⁺ or Ca²⁺. The K⁺ channels usually consist of homotetramericstructures with each a-subunit possessing six transmembrane spanners(TMSs). The al and a subunits of the Ca²⁺ and Na⁺ channels,respectively, are about four times-as large and possess 4 units, eachwith 6 TMSs separated by a hydrophilic loop, for a total of 24 TMSs.These large channel proteins form heterotetra-unit structures equivalentto the homotetrameric structures of most K⁺ channels. All four units ofthe Ca²⁺ and Na⁺ channels are homologous to the single unit in thehomotetrameric K⁺ channels. Ion flux via the eukaryotic channels isgenerally controlled by the transmembrane electrical potential (hencethe designation, voltage-sensitive) although some are controlled byligand or receptor binding.

Several putative K⁺-selective channel proteins of the VIC family havebeen identified in prokaryotes. The structure of one of them, the KcsAK⁺ channel of Streptomyces lividans, has been solved to 3.2 Åresolution. The protein possesses four identical subunits, each with twotransmembrane helices, arranged in the shape of an inverted teepee orcone. The cone cradles the “selectivity filter” P domain in its outerend. The narrow selectivity filter is only 12 Å long, whereas theremainder of the channel is wider and lined with hydrophobic residues. Alarge water-filled cavity and helix dipoles stabilize K⁺ in the pore.The selectivity filter has two bound K⁺ ions about 7.5 Å apart from eachother. Ion conduction is proposed to result from a balance ofelectrostatic attractive and repulsive forces.

In eukaryotes, each VIC family channel type has several subtypes basedon pharmacological and electrophysiological data. Thus, there are fivetypes of Ca²⁺ channels (L, N, P, Q and T). There are at least ten typesof K⁺ channels, each responding in different ways to different stimuli:voltage-sensitive [Ka, Kv, Kvr, Kvs and Ksr], Ca²⁺-sensitive [BK_(Ca),IK_(Ca) and SK_(Ca)] and receptor-coupled [K_(M) and K_(ACh)]. There areat least six types of Na⁺ channels (I, II, III, μ1, H1 and PN3).Tetrameric channels from both prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms areknown in which each a-subunit possesses 2 TMSs rather than 6, and thesetwo TMSs are homologous to TMSs 5 and 6 of the six TMS unit found in thevoltage-sensitive channel proteins. KcsA of S. lividans is an example ofsuch a 2 TMS channel protein. These channels may include the K_(Na)(Na⁺-activated) and K_(Vol) (cell volume-sensitive) K⁺ channels, as wellas distantly related channels such as the Tok1 K⁺ channel of yeast, theTWIK-1 inward rectifier K⁺ channel of the mouse and the TREK-1 K⁺channel of the mouse. Because of insufficient sequence similarity withproteins of the VIC family, inward rectifier K⁺ IRK channels(ATP-regulated; G-protein-activated) which possess a P domain and twoflanking TMSs are placed in a distinct family. However, substantialsequence similarity in the P region suggests that they are homologous.The b, g and d subunits of VIC family members, when present, frequentlyplay regulatory roles in channel activation/deactivation.

The Eithelial Na⁺ Channel (ENaC) Family

The ENaC family consists of over twenty-four sequenced proteins(Canessa, C. M., et al., (1994), Nature 367: 463-467, Le, T. and M. H.Saier, Jr. (1996), Mol. Membr. Biol. 13: 149-157; Garty, H. and L. G.Palmer (1997), Physiol. Rev. 77: 359-396; Waldmann, R., et al., (1997),Nature 386:173-177; Darboux, I., et al., (1998), J. Biol. Chem. 273:9424-9429; Firsov, D., et al., (1998), EMBO J. 17: 344-352; Horisberger,J. -D. (1998). Curr. Opin. Struc. Biol. 10: 443-449). All are fromanimals with no recognizable homologues in other eukaryotes or bacteria.The vertebrate ENaC proteins from epithelial cells cluster tightlytogether on the phylogenetic tree: voltage-insensitive ENaC homologuesare also found in the brain. Eleven sequenced C. elegans proteins,including the degenerins, are distantly related to the vertebrateproteins as well as to each other. At least some of these proteins formpart of a mechano-transducing complex for touch sensitivity. Thehomologous Helix aspersa (FMRF-amide)-activated Na⁺ channel is the firstpeptide neurotransmitter-gated ionotropic receptor to be sequenced.

Protein members of this family all exhibit the same apparent topology,each with N- and C-termini on the inside of the cell, two amphipathictransmembrane spanning segments, and a large extracellular loop. Theextracellular domains contain numerous highly conserved cysteineresidues. They are proposed to serve a receptor function.

Mammalian ENaC is important for the maintenance of Na⁺ balance and theregulation of blood pressure. Three homologous ENaC subunits, alpha,beta, and gamma, have been shown to assemble to form the highlyNa⁺-selective channel. The stoichiometry of the three subunits isalpha₂, beta 1, gamma 1 in a heterotetrameric architecture.

The Chloride Channel (ClC) Family

The ClC family is a large family consisting of dozens of sequencedproteins derived from Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria,cyanobacteria, archaea, yeast, plants and animals (Steinmeyer, K., etal., (1991), Nature 354: 301-304; Uchida, S., et al., (1993), J. Biol.Chem. 268: 3821-3824; Huang, M. -E., et al., (1994), J. Mol. Biol. 242:595-598; Kawasaki, M., et al, (1994), Neuron 12: 597-604; Fisher, W. E.,et al., (1995), Genomics. 29:598-606; and Foskett, J. K. (1998), Annu.Rev. Physiol. 60: 689-717). These proteins are essentially ubiquitous,although they are not encoded within genomes of Haemophilus influenzae,Mycoplasma genitalium, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Sequenced proteinsvary in size from 395 amino acyl residues (M. jannaschii) to 988residues (man). Several organisms contain multiple ClC familyparalogues. For example, Synechocystis has two paralogues, one of 451residues in length and the other of 899 residues. Arabidopsis thalianahas at least four sequenced paralogues, (775-792 residues), humans alsohave at least five paralogues (820-988 residues), and C. elegans alsohas at least five (810-950 residues). There are nine known members inmammals, and mutations in three of the corresponding genes cause humandiseases. E. coli, Methanococcus jannaschii and Saccharomyces cerevisiaeonly have one ClC family member each. With the exception of the largerSynechocystis paralogue, all bacterial proteins are small (395-492residues) while all eukaryotic proteins are larger (687-988 residues).These proteins exhibit 10-12 putative transmembrane a-helical spanners(TMSs) and appear to be present in the membrane as homodimers. While onemember of the family, Torpedo ClC-O, has been reported to have twochannels, one per subunit, others are believed to have just one.

All functionally characterized members of the ClC family transportchloride, some in a voltage-regulated process. These channels serve avariety of physiological functions (cell volume regulation; membranepotential stabilization; signal transduction; transepithelial transport,etc.). Different homologues in humans exhibit differing anionselectivities, i.e., ClC4 and ClC5 share a NO₃ ⁻>Cl⁻>Br⁻>I⁻ conductancesequence, while ClC3 has an I⁻>Cl⁻ selectivity. The ClC4 and ClC5channels and others exhibit outward rectifying currents with currentsonly at voltages more positive than +20 mV.

Animal Inward Rectifier K⁺ Channel (IRK-C) Family

IRK channels possess the “minimal channel-forming structure” with only aP domain, characteristic of the channel proteins of the VIC family, andtwo flanking transmembrane spanners (Shuck, M. E., et al., (1994), J.Biol. Chem. 269: 24261-24270; Ashen, M. D., et al., (1995), Am. J.Physiol. 268: H506-H511; Salkoff, L. and T. Jegla (1995), Neuron 15:489-492; Aguilar-Bryan, L., et al., (1998), Physiol. Rev. 78: 227-245;Ruknudin, A., et al., (1998), J. Biol. Chem. 273: 14165-14171). They mayexist in the membrane as homo- or heterooligomers. They have a greatertendency to let K⁺ flow into the cell than out. Voltage-dependence maybe regulated by external K⁺, by internal Mg²⁺, by internal ATP and/or byG-proteins. The P domains of IRK channels exhibit limited sequencesimilarity to those of the VIC family, but this sequence similarity isinsufficient to establish homology. Inward rectifiers play a role insetting cellular membrane potentials, and the closing of these channelsupon depolarization permits the occurrence of long duration actionpotentials with a plateau phase. Inward rectifiers lack the intrinsicvoltage sensing helices found in VIC family channels. In a few cases,those of Kir1.1 a and Kir6.2, for example, direct interaction with amember of the ABC superfamily has been proposed to confer uniquefunctional and regulatory properties to the heteromeric complex,including sensitivity to ATP. The SUR1 sulfonylurea receptor (spQ09428)is the ABC protein that regulates the Kir6.2 channel in response to ATP,and CFTR may regulate Kir1.1 a. Mutations in SUR1 are the cause offamilial persistent hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in infancy (PHHI), anautosomal recessive disorder characterized by unregulated insulinsecretion in the pancreas.

ATP-gated Cation Channel (ACC) Family

Members of the ACC family (also called P2X receptors) respond to ATP, afunctional neurotransmitter released by exocytosis from many types ofneurons (North, R. A. (1996), Curr. Opin. Cell Biol. 8: 474-483; Soto,F., M. Garcia-Guzman and W. Stühmer (1997), J. Membr. Biol. 160:91-100). They have been placed into seven groups (P2X₁-P2X₇) based ontheir pharmacological properties. These channels, which function atneuron—neuron and neuron-smooth muscle junctions, may play roles in thecontrol of blood pressure and pain sensation. They may also function inlymphocyte and platelet physiology. They are found only in animals.

The proteins of the ACC family are quite similar in sequence (>35%identity), but they possess 380-1000 amino acyl residues per subunitwith variability in length localized primarily to the C-terminaldomains. They possess two transmembrane spanners, one about 30-50residues from their N-termini, the other near residues 320-340. Theextracellular receptor domains between these two spanners (of about 270residues) are well conserved with numerous conserved glycyl and cysteylresidues. The hydrophilic C-termini vary in length from 25 to 240residues. They resemble the topologically similar epithelial Na⁺ channel(ENaC) proteins in possessing (a) N- and C-termini localizedintracellularly, (b) two putative transmembrane spanners, (c) a largeextracellular loop domain, and (d) many conserved extracellular cysteylresidues. ACC family members are, however, not demonstrably homologouswith them. ACC channels are probably hetero- or homomultimers andtransport small monovalent cations (Me⁺). Some also transport Ca²⁺; afew also transport small metabolites.

The Ryanodine-Inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate Receptor Ca²⁺ Channel(RIR-CaC) Family

Ryanodine (Ry)-sensitive and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (IP3)-sensitiveCa²⁺-release channels function in the release of Ca²⁺ from intracellularstorage sites in animal cells and thereby regulate variousCa²⁺-dependent physiological processes (Hasan, G. et al., (1992)Development 116: 967-975; Michikawa, T., et al., (1994), J. Biol. Chem.269: 9184-9189; Tunwell, R. E. A., (1996), Biochem. J. 318: 477-487;Lee, A. G. (1996) Biomembranes, Vol. 6, Transmembrane Receptors andChannels (A. G. Lee, ed.), JAI Press, Denver, Colo., pp 291-326;Mikoshiba, K., et al., (1996) J. Biochem. Biomem. 6: 273-289). Ryreceptors occur primarily in muscle cell sarcoplasmic reticular (SR)membranes, and IP3 receptors occur primarily in brain cell endoplasmicreticular (ER) membranes where they effect release of Ca²⁺ into thecytoplasm upon activation (opening) of the channel.

The Ry receptors are activated as a result of the activity ofdihydropyridine-sensitive Ca⁺ channels. The latter are members of thevoltage-sensitive ion channel (VIC) family. Dihydropyridine-sensitivechannels are present in the T-tubular systems of muscle tissues.

Ry receptors are homotetrameric complexes with each subunit exhibiting amolecular size of over 500,000 daltons (about 5,000 amino acylresidues). They possess C-terminal domains with six putativetransmembrane a-helical spanners (TMSs). Putative pore-forming sequencesoccur between the fifth and sixth TMSs as suggested for members of theVIC family. The large N-terminal hydrophilic domains and the smallC-terminal hydrophilic domains are localized to the cytoplasm. Lowresolution 3-dimensional structural data are available. Mammals possessat least three isoforms that probably arose by gene duplication anddivergence before divergence of the mammalian species. Homologues arepresent in humans and Caenorabditis elegans.

IP₃ receptors resemble Ry receptors in many respects. (1) They arehomotetrameric complexes with each subunit exhibiting a molecular sizeof over 300,000 daltons (about 2,700 amino acyl residues). (2) Theypossess C-terminal channel domains that are homologous to those of theRy receptors. (3) The channel domains possess six putative TMSs and aputative channel lining region between TMSs 5 and 6. (4) Both the largeN-terminal domains and the smaller C-terminal tails face the cytoplasm.(5) They possess covalently linked carbohydrate on extracytoplasmicloops of the channel domains. (6) They have three currently recognizedisoforms (types 1, 2, and 3) in mammals which are subject todifferential regulation and have different tissue distributions.

IP₃ receptors possess three domains: N-terminal IP₃-binding domains,central coupling or regulatory domains and C-terminal channel domains.Channels are activated by IP₃ binding, and like the Ry receptors, theactivities of the IP₃ receptor channels are regulated by phosphorylationof the regulatory domains, catalyzed by various protein kinases. Theypredominate in the endoplasmic reticular membranes of various cell typesin the brain but have also been found in the plasma membranes of somenerve cells derived from a variety of tissues.

The channel domains of the Ry and IP₃ receptors comprise a coherentfamily that in spite of apparent structural similarities, do not showappreciable sequence similarity of the proteins of the VIC family. TheRy receptors and the IP₃ receptors cluster separately on the RIR-CaCfamily tree. They both have homologues in Drosophila. Based on thephylogenetic tree for the family, the family probably evolved in thefollowing sequence: (1) A gene duplication event occurred that gave riseto Ry and IP₃ receptors in invertebrates. (2) Vertebrates evolved frominvertebrates. (3) The three isoforms of each receptor arose as a resultof two distinct gene duplication events. (4) These isoforms weretransmitted to mammals before divergence of the mammalian species.

The Organellar Chloride Channel (O-CIC) Family

Proteins of the O-CIC family are voltage-sensitive chloride channelsfound in intracellular membranes but not the plasma membranes of animalcells (Landry, D, et al., (1993), J. Biol. Chem. 268: 14948-14955;Valenzuela, Set al., (1997), J. Biol. Chem. 272: 12575-12582; andDuncan, R. R., et al., (1997), J. Biol. Chem. 272: 23880-23886).

They are found in human nuclear membranes, and the bovine proteintargets to the microsomes, but not the plasma membrane, when expressedin Xenopus laevis oocytes. These proteins are thought to function in theregulation of the membrane potential and in transepithelial ionabsorption and secretion in the kidney. They possess two putativetransmembrane a-helical spanners (TMSs) with cytoplasmic N- andC-termini and a large luminal loop that may be glycosylated. The bovineprotein is 437 amino acyl residues in length and has the two putativeTMSs at positions 223-239 and 367-385. The human nuclear protein is muchsmaller (241 residues). A C. elegans homologue is 260 residues long.

The Glutamate-gated Ion Channel (GIC) Family of NeurotransmitterReceptors

Members of the GIC family are heteropentameric complexes in which eachof the 5 subunits is of 800-1000 amino acyl residues in length(Nakanishi, N., et al, (1990), Neuron 5: 569-581; Unwin, N. (1993), Cell72: 31-41; Alexander, S. P. H. and J. A. Peters (1997) Trends Pharmacol.Sci., Elsevier, pp. 36-40). These subunits may span the membrane threeor five times as putative a-helices with the N-termini (theglutamate-binding domains) localized extracellularly and the C-terminilocalized cytoplasmically. They may be distantly related to theligand-gated ion channels, and if so, they may possess substantialb-structure in their transmembrane regions. However, homology betweenthese two families cannot be established on the basis of sequencecomparisons alone. The subunits fall into six subfamilies: a, b, g, d, eand z.

The GIC channels are divided into three types: (1)a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole propionate (AMPA)-, (2) kainate-and (3) N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-selective glutamate receptors.Subunits of the AMPA and kainate classes exhibit 35-40% identity witheach other while subunits of the NMDA receptors exhibit 22-24% identitywith the former subunits. They possess large N-terminal, extracellularglutamate-binding domains that are homologous to the periplasmicglutamine and glutamate receptors of ABC-type uptake permeases ofGram-negative bacteria. All known members of the GIC family are fromanimals. The different channel (receptor) types exhibit distinct ionselectivities and conductance properties. The NMDA-selective largeconductance channels are highly permeable to monovalent cations andCa²⁺. The AMPA- and kainate-selective ion channels are permeableprimarily to monovalent cations with only low permeability to Ca²⁺.

The brain-specific Na⁺-dependent inorganic phosphate transporter (BNPI)belongs to a family of proteins that use the inwardly directed Na⁺gradient across the plasma membrane to cotransport inorganic phosphate(Pi). Originally identified as a sequence up-regulated by the exposureof cerebellar granule cells to subtoxic concentrations ofN-methyl-D-aspartate, BNPI mediates the Na⁺-dependent accumulation of Piin Xenopus oocytes. BNPI has been implicated in adenosine5′-triphosphate (ATP) production by neurons and protection againstexcitotoxic injury. However, BNPI is only expressed by glutamatergicneurons, militating against a general metabolic role in all neuronalpopulations. In Caenorhabditis elegans, genetic screens for multiplebehavioral defects have identified mutants in the BNPI ortholog eat-4,and recent studies indicate a specific role for eat-4 in glutamatergicneurotransmission. The glutamatergic defect in eat-4 mutants appears tobe presynaptic, consistent with the localization of BNPI to excitatorynerve terminals. The accumulation of cytoplasmic Pi mediated by BNPI mayactivate the phosphate-activated glutaminase responsible forbiosynthesis of the bulk of glutamate released as a neurotransmitter.However, the family of proteins including BNPI/EAT-4 may have functionsin addition to Pi transport.

BNPI shows sequence similarity to type I but not type II Na⁺/Picotransporters. In contrast to the type II transporters that exhibitrobust Na⁺-dependent Pi uptake, the accumulation of Pi by type Itransporters is less striking. Rather, the type I transporter NaPi-1transports organic anions, including phenol red and penicillin G, withsubstantially higher apparent affinity than Pi. Human genetic studieshave shown that mutations in another protein closely related to BNPI andNaPi-1 account for disorders of sialic acid storage. In theseconditions, sialic acid accumulates in lysosomes because of a defect inproton-driven export. Although the sialin protein has not beendemonstrated to mediate sialic acid transport, these observationstogether with the report that NaPi-1 accumulates organic anions withhigh apparent affinity suggest that BNPI might also transport organicanions. Localization to glutamatergic nerve terminals raises thepossibility that it transports glutamate. In addition, BNPI is localizedto synaptic vesicles in the brain and to intracellular membranes intransfected cells, suggesting a role for BNPI in the transport ofglutamate into synaptic vesicles for regulated exocytotic release.

Glutamate transport into synaptic vesicles exhibits a number ofproperties that distinguish it from glutamate uptake by other transportsystems. First, in contrast to plasma membrane glutamate uptake, theaccumulation of glutamate in synaptic vesicles does not rely on a Na⁺electrochemical gradient. Consistent with this, glutamate wastransported by BNPI in the absence of Na⁺. Second, vesicular glutamatetransport has a substantially lower apparent affinity (Km of ˜1 mM) thanthe plasma membrane excitatory amino acid transporters (Km of ˜10 to 100EM). Glutamate transport by BNPI is saturated with a Km of ˜2 mM, in thesame range as transport by synaptic vesicles. Third, plasma membraneglutamate transporters recognize both aspartate and glutamate assubstrates, whereas vesicular glutamate transport does not recognizeaspartate. D-Glutamate partially inhibited the transport of3H-glutamate, and L-glutamine had no effect, also consistent with priorwork. Fourth, low micromolar concentrations of the dye Evans blueinhibited the transport of glutamate into both synaptic vesicles andmembranes expressing BNPI.

For a review associated with the differentation-associated Na-dependentinorganic phosphate cotransporter, see references Bellocchio et al.,Science, 289:957-960, 2000, Aihara et al., J. Neurochem. 74: 2622-2625,2000, Ni et al., J. Neurochem, 66: 2f227-2238, 1996, Takamori et al.,Nature 407: 189-194, 2000.

Transporter proteins, particularly members of thedifferentation-associated Na-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransportersubfamily, are a major target for drug action and development.Accordingly, it is valuable to the field of pharmaceutical developmentto identify and characterize previously unknown transport proteins. Thepresent invention advances the state of the art by providing previouslyunidentified human transport proteins.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is based in part on the identification of aminoacid sequences of human transporter peptides and proteins that arerelated to the differentation-associated Na-dependent inorganicphosphate cotransporter subfamily, as well as allelic variants and othermammalian orthologs thereof. These unique peptide sequences, and nucleicacid sequences that encode these peptides, can be used as models for thedevelopment of human therapeutic targets, aid in the identification oftherapeutic proteins, and serve as targets for the development of humantherapeutic agents that modulate transporter activity in cells andtissues that express the transporter.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURE SHEETS

FIG. 1 provides the nucleotide sequence of a cDNA molecule or transcriptsequence that encodes the transporter protein of the present invention.In addition structure and functional information is provided, such asATG start, stop and tissue distribution, where available, that allowsone to readily determine specific uses of inventions based on thismolecular sequence. Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicatesexpression in the pooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnantuterus and human leukocytes.

FIG. 2 provides the predicted amino acid sequence of the transporter ofthe present invention. In addition structure and functional informationsuch as protein family, function, and modification sites is providedwhere available, allowing one to readily determine specific uses ofinventions based on this molecular sequence.

FIG. 3 provides genomic sequences that span the gene encoding thetransporter protein of the present invention. In addition structure andfunctional information, such as intron/exon structure, promoterlocation, etc., is provided where available, allowing one to readilydetermine specific uses of inventions based on this molecular sequence.69 SNPs, including 14 indels, have been identified in the gene encodingthe transporter protein provided by the present invention and are givenin FIG. 3.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

General Description

The present invention is based on the sequencing of the human genome.During the sequencing and assembly of the human genome, analysis of thesequence information revealed previously unidentified fragments of thehuman genome that encode peptides that share structural and/or sequencehomology to protein/peptide/domains identified and characterized withinthe art as being a transporter protein or part of a transporter proteinand are related to the differentation-associated Na-dependent inorganicphosphate cotransporter subfamily. Utilizing these sequences, additionalgenomic sequences were assembled and transcript and/or cDNA sequenceswere isolated and characterized. Based on this analysis, the presentinvention provides amino acid sequences of human transporter peptidesand proteins that are related to the differentation-associatedNa-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporter subfamily, nucleic acidsequences in the form of transcript sequences, cDNA sequences and/orgenomic sequences that encode these transporter peptides and proteins,nucleic acid variation (allelic information), tissue distribution ofexpression, and information about the closest art knownprotein/peptide/domain that has structural or sequence homology to thetransporter of the present invention.

In addition to being previously unknown, the peptides that are providedin the present invention are selected based on their ability to be usedfor the development of commercially important products and services.Specifically, the present peptides are selected based on homology and/orstructural relatedness to known transporter proteins of thedifferentation-associated Na-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransportersubfamily and the expression pattern observed. Experimental data asprovided in FIG. 1 indicates expression in the pooled human melanocyte,fetal heart, and pregnant uterus and human leukocytes. The art hasclearly established the commercial importance of members of this familyof proteins and proteins that have expression patterns similar to thatof the present gene. Some of the more specific features of the peptidesof the present invention, and the uses thereof, are described herein,particularly in the Background of the Invention and in the annotationprovided in the Figures, and/or are known within the art for each of theknown differentation-associated Na-dependent inorganic phosphatecotransporter family or subfamily of transporter proteins.

Specific Embodiments

Peptide Molecules

The present invention provides nucleic acid sequences that encodeprotein molecules that have been identified as being members of thetransporter family of proteins and are related to thedifferentation-associated Na-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransportersubfamily (protein sequences are provided in FIG. 2, transcript/cDNAsequences are provided in FIG. 1 and genomic sequences are provided inFIG. 3). The peptide sequences provided in FIG. 2, as well as theobvious variants described herein, particularly allelic variants asidentified herein and using the information in FIG. 3, will be referredherein as the transporter peptides of the present invention, transporterpeptides, or peptides/proteins of the present invention.

The present invention provides isolated peptide and protein moleculesthat consist of, consist essentially of, or comprising the amino acidsequences of the transporter peptides disclosed in the FIG. 2, (encodedby the nucleic acid molecule shown in FIG. 1, transcript/cDNA or FIG. 3,genomic sequence), as well as all obvious variants of these peptidesthat are within the art to make and use. Some of these variants aredescribed in detail below.

As used herein, a peptide is said to be “isolated” or “purified” when itis substantially free of cellular material or free of chemicalprecursors or other chemicals. The peptides of the present invention canbe purified to homogeneity or other degrees of purity. The level ofpurification will be based on the intended use. The critical feature isthat the preparation allows for the desired function of the peptide,even if in the presence of considerable amounts of other components (thefeatures of an isolated nucleic acid molecule is discussed below).

In some uses, “substantially free of cellular material” includespreparations of the peptide having less than about 30% (by dry weight)other proteins (i.e., contaminating protein), less than about 20% otherproteins, less than about 10% other proteins, or less than about 5%other proteins. When the peptide is recombinantly produced, it can alsobe substantially free of culture medium, i.e., culture medium representsless than about 20% of the volume of the protein preparation.

The language “substantially free of chemical precursors or otherchemicals” includes preparations of the peptide in which it is separatedfrom chemical precursors or other chemicals that are involved in itssynthesis. In one embodiment, the language “substantially free ofchemical precursors or other chemicals” includes preparations of thetransporter peptide having less than about 30% (by dry weight) chemicalprecursors or other chemicals, less than about 20% chemical precursorsor other chemicals, less than about 10% chemical precursors or otherchemicals, or less than about 5% chemical precursors or other chemicals.

The isolated transporter peptide can be purified from cells thatnaturally express it, purified from cells that have been altered toexpress it (recombinant), or synthesized using known protein synthesismethods. Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicates expression inthe pooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnant uterus and humanleukocytes. For example, a nucleic acid molecule encoding thetransporter peptide is cloned into an expression vector, the expressionvector introduced into a host cell and the protein expressed in the hostcell. The protein can then be isolated from the cells by an appropriatepurification scheme using standard protein purification techniques. Manyof these techniques are described in detail below.

Accordingly, the present invention provides proteins that consist of theamino acid sequences provided in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), for example,proteins encoded by the transcript/cDNA nucleic acid sequences shown inFIG. 1 (SEQ ID NO:1) and the genomic sequences provided in FIG. 3 (SEQID NO:3). The amino acid sequence of such a protein is provided in FIG.2. A protein consists of an amino acid sequence when the amino acidsequence is the final amino acid sequence of the protein.

The present invention further provides proteins that consist essentiallyof the amino acid sequences provided in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), forexample, proteins encoded by the transcript/cDNA nucleic acid sequencesshown in FIG. 1 (SEQ ID NO:1) and the genomic sequences provided in FIG.3 (SEQ ID NO:3). A protein consists essentially of an amino acidsequence when such an amino acid sequence is present with only a fewadditional amino acid residues, for example from about 1 to about 100 orso additional residues, typically from 1 to about 20 additional residuesin the final protein.

The present invention further provides proteins that comprise the aminoacid sequences provided in FIG. 2 (SEQ ID NO:2), for example, proteinsencoded by the transcript/cDNA nucleic acid sequences shown in FIG. 1(SEQ ID NO:1) and the genomic sequences provided in FIG. 3 (SEQ IDNO:3). A protein comprises an amino acid sequence when the amino acidsequence is at least part of the final amino acid sequence of theprotein. In such a fashion, the protein can be only the peptide or haveadditional amino acid molecules, such as amino acid residues (contiguousencoded sequence) that are naturally associated with it or heterologousamino acid residues/peptide sequences. Such a protein can have a fewadditional amino acid residues or can comprise several hundred or moreadditional amino acids. The preferred classes of proteins that arecomprised of the transporter peptides of the present invention are thenaturally occurring mature proteins. A brief description of how varioustypes of these proteins can be made/isolated is provided below.

The transporter peptides of the present invention can be attached toheterologous sequences to form chimeric or fusion proteins. Suchchimeric and fusion proteins comprise a transporter peptide operativelylinked to a heterologous protein having an amino acid sequence notsubstantially homologous to the transporter peptide. “Operativelylinked” indicates that the transporter peptide and the heterologousprotein are fused in-frame. The heterologous protein can be fused to theN-terminus or C-terminus of the transporter peptide.

In some uses, the fusion protein does not affect the activity of thetransporter peptide per se. For example, the fusion protein can include,but is not limited to, enzymatic fusion proteins, for examplebeta-galactosidase fusions, yeast two-hybrid GAL fusions, poly-Hisfusions, MYC-tagged, HI-tagged and Ig fusions. Such fusion proteins,particularly poly-His fusions, can facilitate the purification ofrecombinant transporter peptide. In certain host cells (e.g., mammalianhost cells), expression and/or secretion of a protein can be increasedby using a heterologous signal sequence.

A chimeric or fusion protein can be produced by standard recombinant DNAtechniques. For example, DNA fragments coding for the different proteinsequences are ligated together in-frame in accordance with conventionaltechniques. In another embodiment, the fusion gene can be synthesized byconventional techniques including automated DNA synthesizers.Alternatively, PCR amplification of gene fragments can be carried outusing anchor primers which give rise to complementary overhangs betweentwo consecutive gene fragments which can subsequently be annealed andre-amplified to generate a chimeric gene sequence (see Ausubel et al,Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, 1992). Moreover, many expressionvectors are commercially available that already encode a fusion moiety(e.g., a GST protein). A transporter peptide-encoding nucleic acid canbe cloned into such an expression vector such that the fusion moiety islinked in-frame to the transporter peptide.

As mentioned above, the present invention also provides and enablesobvious variants of the amino acid sequence of the proteins of thepresent invention, such as naturally occurring mature forms of thepeptide, allelic/sequence variants of the peptides, non-naturallyoccurring recombinantly derived variants of the peptides, and orthologsand paralogs of the peptides. Such variants can readily be generatedusing art-known techniques in the fields of recombinant nucleic acidtechnology and protein biochemistry. It is understood, however, thatvariants exclude any amino acid sequences disclosed prior to theinvention.

Such variants can readily be identified/made using molecular techniquesand the sequence information disclosed herein. Further, such variantscan readily be distinguished from other peptides based on sequenceand/or structural homology to the transporter peptides of the presentinvention. The degree of homology/identity present will be basedprimarily on whether the peptide is a functional variant ornon-functional variant, the amount of divergence present in the paralogfamily and the evolutionary distance between the orthologs.

To determine the percent identity of two amino acid sequences or twonucleic acid sequences, the sequences are aligned for optimal comparisonpurposes (e.g., gaps can be introduced in one or both of a first and asecond amino acid or nucleic acid sequence for optimal alignment andnon-homologous sequences can be disregarded for comparison purposes). Ina preferred embodiment, at least 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%, or 90% ormore of a reference sequence is aligned for comparison purposes. Theamino acid residues or nucleotides at corresponding amino acid positionsor nucleotide positions are then compared. When a position in the firstsequence is occupied by the same amino acid residue or nucleotide as thecorresponding position in the second sequence, then the molecules areidentical at that position (as used herein amino acid or nucleic acid“identity” is equivalent to amino acid or nucleic acid “homology”). Thepercent identity between the two sequences is a function of the numberof identical positions shared by the sequences, taking into account thenumber of gaps, and the length of each gap, which need to be introducedfor optimal alignment of the two sequences.

The comparison of sequences and determination of percent identity andsimilarity between two sequences can be accomplished using amathematical algorithm. (Computational Molecular Biology, Lesk, A. M.,ed., Oxford University Press, New York, 1988; Biocomputing: Informaticsand Genome Projects, Smith, D. W., ed., Academic Press, New York, 1993;Computer Analysis of Sequence Data, Part 1, Griffin, A. M., and Griffin,H. G., eds., Humana Press, New Jersey, 1994; Sequence Analysis inMolecular Biology, von Heinje, G., Academic Press, 1987; and SequenceAnalysis Primer, Gribskov, M. and Devereux, J., eds., M Stockton Press,New York, 1991). In a preferred embodiment, the percent identity betweentwo amino acid sequences is determined using the Needleman and Wunsch(J. Mol. Biol. (48):444-453 (1970)) algorithm which has beenincorporated into the GAP program in the GCG software package (availableat http://www.gcg.com), using either a Blossom 62 matrix or a PAM250matrix, and a gap weight of 16, 14, 12, 10, 8, 6, or 4 and a lengthweight of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. In yet another preferred embodiment, thepercent identity between two nucleotide sequences is determined usingthe GAP program in the GCG software package (Devereux, J., et al.,Nucleic Acids Res. 12(1):387 (1984)) (available at http://www.gcg.com),using a NWSgapdna.CMP matrix and a gap weight of 40, 50, 60, 70, or 80and a length weight of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. In another embodiment, thepercent identity between two amino acid or nucleotide sequences isdetermined using the algorithm of E. Myers and W. Miller (CABIOS,4:11-17 (1989)) which has been incorporated into the ALIGN program(version 2.0), using a PAM120 weight residue table, a gap length penaltyof 12 and a gap penalty of 4.

The nucleic acid and protein sequences of the present invention canfurther be used as a “query sequence” to perform a search againstsequence databases to, for example, identify other family members orrelated sequences. Such searches can be performed using the NBLAST andXBLAST programs (version 2.0) of Altschul, et al. (J. Mol. Biol.215:403-10 (1990)). BLAST nucleotide searches can be performed with theNBLAST program, score=100, wordlength=12 to obtain nucleotide sequenceshomologous to the nucleic acid molecules of the invention. BLAST proteinsearches can be performed with the XBLAST program, score=50,wordlength=3 to obtain amino acid sequences homologous to the proteinsof the invention. To obtain gapped alignments for comparison purposes,Gapped BLAST can be utilized as described in Altschul et al. (NucleicAcids Res. 25(17):3389-3402 (1997)). When utilizing BLAST and gappedBLAST programs, the default parameters of the respective programs (e.g.,XBLAST and NBLAST) can be used.

Full-length pre-processed forms, as well as mature processed forms, ofproteins that comprise one of the peptides of the present invention canreadily be identified as having complete sequence identity to one of thetransporter peptides of the present invention as well as being encodedby the same genetic locus as the transporter peptide provided herein.

Allelic variants of a transporter peptide can readily be identified asbeing a human protein having a high degree (significant) of sequencehomology/identity to at least a portion of the transporter peptide aswell as being encoded by the same genetic locus as the transporterpeptide provided herein. Genetic locus can readily be determined basedon the genomic information provided in FIG. 3, such as the genomicsequence mapped to the reference human. As indicated by the datapresented in FIG. 3, the map position was determined to be on chromosome12 by ePCR, and confirmed with radiation hybrid mapping. As used herein,two proteins (or a region of the proteins) have significant homologywhen the amino acid sequences are typically at least about 70-80%,80-90%, and more typically at least about 90-95% or more homologous. Asignificantly homologous amino acid sequence, according to the presentinvention, will be encoded by a nucleic acid sequence that willhybridize to a transporter peptide encoding nucleic acid molecule understringent conditions as more fully described below.

FIG. 3 provides information on SNPs that have been identified in a geneencoding the transporter protein of the present invention. 69 SNPvariants were found, including 14 indels (indicated by a “−”) and 1 SNPsin exons.

Paralogs of a transporter peptide can readily be identified as havingsome degree of significant sequence homology/identity to at least aportion of the transporter peptide, as being encoded by a gene fromhumans, and as having similar activity or function. Two proteins willtypically be considered paralogs when the amino acid sequences aretypically at least about 60% or greater, and more typically at leastabout 70% or greater homology through a given region or domain. Suchparalogs will be encoded by a nucleic acid sequence that will hybridizeto a transporter peptide encoding nucleic acid molecule under moderateto stringent conditions as more fully described below.

Orthologs of a transporter peptide can readily be identified as havingsome degree of significant sequence homology/identity to at least aportion of the transporter peptide as well as being encoded by a genefrom another organism. Preferred orthologs will be isolated frommammals, preferably primates, for the development of human therapeutictargets and agents. Such orthologs will be encoded by a nucleic acidsequence that will hybridize to a transporter peptide encoding nucleicacid molecule under moderate to stringent conditions, as more fullydescribed below, depending on the degree of relatedness of the twoorganisms yielding the proteins.

Non-naturally occurring variants of the transporter peptides of thepresent invention can readily be generated using recombinant techniques.Such variants include, but are not limited to deletions, additions andsubstitutions in the amino acid sequence of the transporter peptide. Forexample, one class of substitutions are conserved amino acidsubstitution. Such substitutions are those that substitute a given aminoacid in a transporter peptide by another amino acid of likecharacteristics. Typically seen as conservative substitutions are thereplacements, one for another, among the aliphatic amino acids Ala, Val,Leu, and Ile; interchange of the hydroxyl residues Ser and Thr; exchangeof the acidic residues Asp and Glu; substitution between the amideresidues Asn and Gln; exchange of the basic residues Lys and Arg; andreplacements among the aromatic residues Phe and Tyr. Guidanceconcerning which amino acid changes are likely to be phenotypicallysilent are found in Bowie et al., Science 247:1306-1310 (1990).

Variant transporter peptides can be fully functional or can lackfunction in one or more activities, e.g. ability to bind ligand, abilityto transport ligand, ability to mediate signaling, etc. Fully functionalvariants typically contain only conservative variation or variation innon-critical residues or in non-critical regions. FIG. 2 provides theresult of protein analysis and can be used to identify criticaldomains/regions. Functional variants can also contain substitution ofsimilar amino acids that result in no change or an insignificant changein function. Alternatively, such substitutions may positively ornegatively affect function to some degree.

Non-functional variants typically contain one or more non-conservativeamino acid substitutions, deletions, insertions, inversions, ortruncation or a substitution, insertion, inversion, or deletion in acritical residue or critical region.

Amino acids that are essential for function can be identified by methodsknown in the art, such as site-directed mutagenesis or alanine-scanningmutagenesis (Cunningham et al., Science 244:1081-1085 (1989)),particularly using the results provided in FIG. 2. The latter procedureintroduces single alanine mutations at every residue in the molecule.The resulting mutant molecules are then tested for biological activitysuch as transporter activity or in assays such as an in vitroproliferative activity. Sites that are critical for bindingpartner/substrate binding can also be determined by structural analysissuch as crystallization, nuclear magnetic resonance or photoaffinitylabeling (Smith et al., J. Mol. Biol. 224:899-904 (1992); de Vos et al.Science 255:306-312 (1992)).

The present invention further provides fragments of the transporterpeptides, in addition to proteins and peptides that comprise and consistof such fragments, particularly those comprising the residues identifiedin FIG. 2. The fragments to which the invention pertains, however, arenot to be construed as encompassing fragments that may be disclosedpublicly prior to the present invention.

As used herein, a fragment comprises at least 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, or morecontiguous amino acid residues from a transporter peptide. Suchfragments can be chosen based on the ability to retain one or more ofthe biological activities of the transporter peptide or could be chosenfor the ability to perform a function, e.g. bind a substrate or act asan immunogen. Particularly important fragments are biologically activefragments, peptides that are, for example, about 8 or more amino acidsin length. Such fragments will typically comprise a domain or motif ofthe transporter peptide, e.g., active site, a transmembrane domain or asubstrate-binding domain. Further, possible fragments include, but arenot limited to, domain or motif containing fragments, soluble peptidefragments, and fragments containing immunogenic structures. Predicteddomains and functional sites are readily identifiable by computerprograms well known and readily available to those of skill in the art(e.g., PROSITE analysis). The results of one such analysis are providedin FIG. 2.

Polypeptides often contain amino acids other than the 20 amino acidscommonly referred to as the 20 naturally occurring amino acids. Further,many amino acids, including the terminal amino acids, may be modified bynatural processes, such as processing and other post-translationalmodifications, or by chemical modification techniques well known in theart. Common modifications that occur naturally in transporter peptidesare described in basic texts, detailed monographs, and the researchliterature, and they are well known to those of skill in the art (someof these features are identified in FIG. 2).

Known modifications include, but are not limited to, acetylation,acylation, ADP-ribosylation, amidation, covalent attachment of flavin,covalent attachment of a heme moiety, covalent attachment of anucleotide or nucleotide derivative, covalent attachment of a lipid orlipid derivative, covalent attachment of phosphotidylinositol,cross-linking, cyclization, disulfide bond formation, demethylation,formation of covalent crosslinks, formation of cystine, formation ofpyroglutamate, formylation, gamma carboxylation, glycosylation, GPIanchor formation, hydroxylation, iodination, methylation,myristoylation, oxidation, proteolytic processing, phosphorylation,prenylation, racemization, selenoylation, sulfation, transfer-RNAmediated addition of amino acids to proteins such as arginylation, andubiquitination.

Such modifications are well known to those of skill in the art and havebeen described in great detail in the scientific literature. Severalparticularly common modifications, glycosylation, lipid attachment,sulfation, gamma-carboxylation of glutamic acid residues, hydroxylationand ADP-ribosylation, for instance, are described in most basic texts,such as Proteins—Structure and Molecular Properties, 2nd Ed., T. E.Creighton, W. H. Freeman and Company, New York (1993). Many detailedreviews are available on this subject, such as by Wold, F.,Posttranslational Covalent Modification of Proteins, B. C. Johnson, Ed.,Academic Press, New York 1-12 (1983); Seifter et al. (Meth. Enzymol.182: 626-646 (1990)) and Rattan et al. (Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 663:48-62(1992)).

Accordingly, the transporter peptides of the present invention alsoencompass derivatives or analogs in which a substituted amino acidresidue is not one encoded by the genetic code, in which a substituentgroup is included, in which the mature transporter peptide is fused withanother compound, such as a compound to increase the half-life of thetransporter peptide (for example, polyethylene glycol), or in which theadditional amino acids are fused to the mature transporter peptide, suchas a leader or secretory sequence or a sequence for purification of themature transporter peptide or a pro-protein sequence.

Protein/Peptide Uses

The proteins of the present invention can be used in substantial andspecific assays related to the functional information provided in theFigures; to raise antibodies or to elicit another immune response; as areagent (including the labeled reagent) in assays designed toquantitatively determine levels of the protein (or its binding partneror ligand) in biological fluids; and as markers for tissues in which thecorresponding protein is preferentially expressed (either constitutivelyor at a particular stage of tissue differentiation or development or ina disease state). Where the protein binds or potentially binds toanother protein or ligand (such as, for example, in atransporter-effector protein interaction or transporter-ligandinteraction), the protein can be used to identify the bindingpartner/ligand so as to develop a system to identify inhibitors of thebinding interaction. Any or all of these uses are capable of beingdeveloped into reagent grade or kit format for commercialization ascommercial products.

Methods for performing the uses listed above are well known to thoseskilled in the art. References disclosing such methods include“Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual”, 2d ed., Cold Spring HarborLaboratory Press, Sambrook, J., E. F. Fritsch and T. Maniatis eds.,1989, and “Methods in Enzymology: Guide to Molecular CloningTechniques”, Academic Press, Berger, S. L. and A. R. Kimmel eds., 1987.

Substantial chemical and structural homology exists between thedifferentation-associated Na-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporterprotein described herein and brain-specific Na⁺-dependent inorganicphosphate transporter (BNPI) (see FIG. 1). As discussed in thebackground, brain-specific Na⁺-dependent inorganic phosphate transporteris known in the art to be involved in transporting glutamate into nativesynaptic vesicles from the brain and it is also a phosphate transporter,presumably at the plasma membrane. Using fluorescence in situhybridization, the BNPI gene is to be located on th elong arm of 19q13,in close proximity to the late-onset familial Alzheimer disease locus(Ni et al., J. Neurochem, 66: 2f227-2238, 1996), Accordingly, thedifferentation-associated Na-dependent inorganic phosphate cotransporterprotein, and the encoding gene, provided by the present invention isuseful for treating, preventing, and/or diagnosing neurotransmitterrelated disease, brain diseases such as Alzheimer and other disordersassociated with this BNPI.

The potential uses of the peptides of the present invention are basedprimarily on the source of the protein as well as the class/action ofthe protein. For example, transporters isolated from humans and theirhuman/mammalian orthologs serve as targets for identifying agents foruse in mammalian therapeutic applications, e.g. a human drug,particularly in modulating a biological or pathological response in acell or tissue that expresses the transporter. Experimental data asprovided in FIG. 1 indicates that transporter proteins of the presentinvention are expressed in the pooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, andpregnant uterus detected by a virtual northern blot. In addition,PCR-based tissue screening panel indicates expression in humanleukocytes. A large percentage of pharmaceutical agents are beingdeveloped that modulate the activity of transporter proteins,particularly members of the differentation-associated Na-dependentinorganic phosphate cotransporter subfamily (see Background of theInvention). The structural and functional information provided in theBackground and Figures provide specific and substantial uses for themolecules of the present invention, particularly in combination with theexpression information provided in FIG. 1. Experimental data as providedin FIG. 1 indicates expression in the pooled human melanocyte, fetalheart, and pregnant uterus and human leukocytes. Such uses can readilybe determined using the information provided herein, that known in theart and routine experimentation.

The proteins of the present invention (including variants and fragmentsthat may have been disclosed prior to the present invention) are usefulfor biological assays related to transporters that are related tomembers of the differentation-associated Na-dependent inorganicphosphate cotransporter subfamily. Such assays involve any of the knowntransporter functions or activities or properties useful for diagnosisand treatment of transporter-related conditions that are specific forthe subfamily of transporters that the one of the present inventionbelongs to, particularly in cells and tissues that express thetransporter. Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicates thattransporter proteins of the present invention are expressed in thepooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnant uterus detected by avirtual northern blot. In addition, PCR-based tissue screening panelindicates expression in human leukocytes.

The proteins of the present invention are also useful in drug screeningassays, in cell-based or cell-free systems ((Hodgson, Bio/technology,Sep. 10, 1992 (9);973-80). Cell-based systems can be native, i.e., cellsthat normally express the transporter, as a biopsy or expanded in cellculture. Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicates expression inthe pooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnant uterus and humanleukocytes. In an alternate embodiment, cell-based assays involverecombinant host cells expressing the transporter protein.

The polypeptides can be used to identify compounds that modulatetransporter activity of the protein in its natural state or an alteredform that causes a specific disease or pathology associated with thetransporter. Both the transporters of the present invention andappropriate variants and fragments can be used in high-throughputscreens to assay candidate compounds for the ability to bind to thetransporter. These compounds can be further screened against afunctional transporter to determine the effect of the compound on thetransporter activity. Further, these compounds can be tested in animalor invertebrate systems to determine activity/effectiveness. Compoundscan be identified that activate (agonist) or inactivate (antagonist) thetransporter to a desired degree.

Further, the proteins of the present invention can be used to screen acompound for the ability to stimulate or inhibit interaction between thetransporter protein and a molecule that normally interacts with thetransporter protein, e.g. a substrate or a component of the signalpathway that the transporter protein normally interacts (for example,another transporter). Such assays typically include the steps ofcombining the transporter protein with a candidate compound underconditions that allow the transporter protein, or fragment, to interactwith the target molecule, and to detect the formation of a complexbetween the protein and the target or to detect the biochemicalconsequence of the interaction with the transporter protein and thetarget, such as any of the associated effects of signal transductionsuch as changes in membrane potential, protein phosphorylation, cAMPturnover, and adenylate cyclase activation, etc.

Candidate compounds include, for example, 1) peptides such as solublepeptides, including Ig-tailed fusion peptides and members of randompeptide libraries (see, e.g., Lam et al., Nature 354:82-84 (1991);Houghten et al., Nature 354:84-86 (1991)) and combinatorialchemistry-derived molecular libraries made of D- and/or L-configurationamino acids; 2) phosphopeptides (e.g., members of random and partiallydegenerate, directed phosphopeptide libraries, see, e.g., Songyang etal., Cell 72:767-778 (1993)); 3) antibodies (e.g., polyclonal,monoclonal, humanized, anti-idiotypic, chimeric, and single chainantibodies as well as Fab, F(ab′)₂, Fab expression library fragments,and epitope-binding fragments of antibodies); and 4) small organic andinorganic molecules (e.g., molecules obtained from combinatorial andnatural product libraries).

One candidate compound is a soluble fragment of the receptor thatcompetes for ligand binding. Other candidate compounds include mutanttransporters or appropriate fragments containing mutations that affecttransporter function and thus compete for ligand. Accordingly, afragment that competes for ligand, for example with a higher affinity,or a fragment that binds ligand but does not allow release, isencompassed by the invention.

The invention further includes other end point assays to identifycompounds that modulate (stimulate or inhibit) transporter activity. Theassays typically involve an assay of events in the signal transductionpathway that indicate transporter activity. Thus, the transport of aligand, change in cell membrane potential, activation of a protein, achange in the expression of genes that are up- or down-regulated inresponse to the transporter protein dependent signal cascade can beassayed.

Any of the biological or biochemical functions mediated by thetransporter can be used as an endpoint assay. These include all of thebiochemical or biochemical/biological events described herein, in thereferences cited herein, incorporated by reference for these endpointassay targets, and other functions known to those of ordinary skill inthe art or that can be readily identified using the information providedin the Figures, particularly FIG. 2. Specifically, a biological functionof a cell or tissues that expresses the transporter can be assayed.Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicates that transporterproteins of the present invention are expressed in the pooled humanmelanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnant uterus detected by a virtualnorthern blot. In addition, PCR-based tissue screening panel indicatesexpression in human leukocytes.

Binding and/or activating compounds can also be screened by usingchimeric transporter proteins in which the amino terminal extracellulardomain, or parts thereof, the entire transmembrane domain or subregions,such as any of the seven transmembrane segments or any of theintracellular or extracellular loops and the carboxy terminalintracellular domain, or parts thereof, can be replaced by heterologousdomains or subregions. For example, a ligand-binding region can be usedthat interacts with a different ligand then that which is recognized bythe native transporter. Accordingly, a different set of signaltransduction components is available as an end-point assay foractivation. This allows for assays to be performed in other than thespecific host cell from which the transporter is derived.

The proteins of the present invention are also useful in competitionbinding assays in methods designed to discover compounds that interactwith the transporter (e.g. binding partners and/or ligands). Thus, acompound is exposed to a transporter polypeptide under conditions thatallow the compound to bind or to otherwise interact with thepolypeptide. Soluble transporter polypeptide is also added to themixture. If the test compound interacts with the soluble transporterpolypeptide, it decreases the amount of complex formed or activity fromthe transporter target. This type of assay is particularly useful incases in which compounds are sought that interact with specific regionsof the transporter. Thus, the soluble polypeptide that competes with thetarget transporter region is designed to contain peptide sequencescorresponding to the region of interest.

To perform cell free drug screening assays, it is sometimes desirable toimmobilize either the transporter protein, or fragment, or its targetmolecule to facilitate separation of complexes from uncomplexed forms ofone or both of the proteins, as well as to accommodate automation of theassay.

Techniques for immobilizing proteins on matrices can be used in the drugscreening assays. In one embodiment, a fusion protein can be providedwhich adds a domain that allows the protein to be bound to a matrix. Forexample, glutathione-S-transferase fusion proteins can be adsorbed ontoglutathione sepharose beads (Sigma Chemical, St. Louis, Mo.) orglutathione derivatized microtitre plates, which are then combined withthe cell lysates (e.g., ³⁵S-labeled) and the candidate compound, and themixture incubated under conditions conducive to complex formation (e.g.,at physiological conditions for salt and pH). Following incubation, thebeads are washed to remove any unbound label, and the matrix immobilizedand radiolabel determined directly, or in the supernatant after thecomplexes are dissociated. Alternatively, the complexes can bedissociated from the matrix, separated by SDS-PAGE, and the level oftransporter-binding protein found in the bead fraction quantitated fromthe gel using standard electrophoretic techniques. For example, eitherthe polypeptide or its target molecule can be immobilized utilizingconjugation of biotin and streptavidin using techniques well known inthe art. Alternatively, antibodies reactive with the protein but whichdo not interfere with binding of the protein to its target molecule canbe derivatized to the wells of the plate, and the protein trapped in thewells by antibody conjugation. Preparations of a transporter-bindingprotein and a candidate compound are incubated in the transporterprotein-presenting wells and the amount of complex trapped in the wellcan be quantitated. Methods for detecting such complexes, in addition tothose described above for the GST-immobilized complexes, includeimmunodetection of complexes using antibodies reactive with thetransporter protein target molecule, or which are reactive withtransporter protein and compete with the target molecule, as well asenzyme-linked assays which rely on detecting an enzymatic activityassociated with the target molecule.

Agents that modulate one of the transporters of the present inventioncan be identified using one or more of the above assays, alone or incombination. It is generally preferable to use a cell-based or cell freesystem first and then confirm activity in an animal or other modelsystem. Such model systems are well known in the art and can readily beemployed in this context.

Modulators of transporter protein activity identified according to thesedrug screening assays can be used to treat a subject with a disordermediated by the transporter pathway, by treating cells or tissues thatexpress the transporter. Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1indicates expression in the pooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, andpregnant uterus and human leukocytes. These methods of treatment includethe steps of administering a modulator of transporter activity in apharmaceutical composition to a subject in need of such treatment, themodulator being identified as described herein.

In yet another aspect of the invention, the transporter proteins can beused as “bait proteins” in a two-hybrid assay or three-hybrid assay(see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,283,317; Zervos et al. (1993) Cell72:223-232; Madura et al. (1993) J. Biol. Chem. 268:12046-12054; Bartelet al. (1993) Biotechniques 14:920-924; Iwabuchi et al. (1993) Oncogene8:1693-1696; and Brent WO94/10300), to identify other proteins, whichbind to or interact with the transporter and are involved in transporteractivity. Such transporter-binding proteins are also likely to beinvolved in the propagation of signals by the transporter proteins ortransporter targets as, for example, downstream elements of atransporter-mediated signaling pathway. Alternatively, suchtransporter-binding proteins are likely to be transporter inhibitors.

The two-hybrid system is based on the modular nature of mosttranscription factors, which consist of separable DNA-binding andactivation domains. Briefly, the assay utilizes two different DNAconstructs. In one construct, the gene that codes for a transporterprotein is fused to a gene encoding the DNA binding domain of a knowntranscription factor (e.g., GAL-4). In the other construct, a DNAsequence, from a library of DNA sequences, that encodes an unidentifiedprotein (“prey” or “sample”) is fused to a gene that codes for theactivation domain of the known transcription factor. If the “bait” andthe “prey” proteins are able to interact, in vivo, forming atransporter-dependent complex, the DNA-binding and activation domains ofthe transcription factor are brought into close proximity. Thisproximity allows transcription of a reporter gene (e.g., LacZ) which isoperably linked to a transcriptional regulatory site responsive to thetranscription factor. Expression of the reporter gene can be detectedand cell colonies containing the functional transcription factor can beisolated and used to obtain the cloned gene which encodes the proteinwhich interacts with the transporter protein.

This invention further pertains to novel agents identified by theabove-described screening assays. Accordingly, it is within the scope ofthis invention to further use an agent identified as described herein inan appropriate animal model. For example, an agent identified asdescribed herein (e.g., a transporter-modulating agent, an antisensetransporter nucleic acid molecule, a transporter-specific antibody, or atransporter-binding partner) can be used in an animal or other model todetermine the efficacy, toxicity, or side effects of treatment with suchan agent. Alternatively, an agent identified as described herein can beused in an animal or other model to determine the mechanism of action ofsuch an agent. Furthermore, this invention pertains to uses of novelagents identified by the above-described screening assays for treatmentsas described herein.

The transporter proteins of the present invention are also useful toprovide a target for diagnosing a disease or predisposition to diseasemediated by the peptide. Accordingly, the invention provides methods fordetecting the presence, or levels of, the protein (or encoding mRNA) ina cell, tissue, or organism. Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1indicates expression in the pooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, andpregnant uterus and human leukocytes. The method involves contacting abiological sample with a compound capable of interacting with thetransporter protein such that the interaction can be detected. Such anassay can be provided in a single detection format or a multi-detectionformat such as an antibody chip array.

One agent for detecting a protein in a sample is an antibody capable ofselectively binding to protein. A biological sample includes tissues,cells and biological fluids isolated from a subject, as well as tissues,cells and fluids present within a subject.

The peptides of the present invention also provide targets fordiagnosing active protein activity, disease, or predisposition todisease, in a patient having a variant peptide, particularly activitiesand conditions that are known for other members of the family ofproteins to which the present one belongs. Thus, the peptide can beisolated from a biological sample and assayed for the presence of agenetic mutation that results in aberrant peptide. This includes aminoacid substitution, deletion, insertion, rearrangement, (as the result ofaberrant splicing events), and inappropriate post-translationalmodification. Analytic methods include altered electrophoretic mobility,altered tryptic peptide digest, altered transporter activity incell-based or cell-free assay, alteration in ligand or antibody-bindingpattern, altered isoelectric point, direct amino acid sequencing, andany other of the known assay techniques useful for detecting mutationsin a protein. Such an assay can be provided in a single detection formator a multi-detection format such as an antibody chip array.

In vitro techniques for detection of peptide include enzyme linkedimmunosorbent assays (ELISAs), Western blots, immunoprecipitations andimmunofluorescence using a detection reagent, such as an antibody orprotein binding agent. Alternatively, the peptide can be detected invivo in a subject by introducing into the subject a labeled anti-peptideantibody or other types of detection agent. For example, the antibodycan be labeled with a radioactive marker whose presence and location ina subject can be detected by standard imaging techniques. Particularlyuseful are methods that detect the allelic variant of a peptideexpressed in a subject and methods which detect fragments of a peptidein a sample.

The peptides are also useful in pharmacogenomic analysis.Pharmacogenomics deal with clinically significant hereditary variationsin the response to drugs due to altered drug disposition and abnormalaction in affected persons. See, e.g., Eichelbaum, M. (Clin. Exp.Pharmacol. Physiol. 23(10-11):983-985 (1996)), and Linder, M. W. (Clin.Chem. 43(2):254-266 (1997)). The clinical outcomes of these variationsresult in severe toxicity of therapeutic drugs in certain individuals ortherapeutic failure of drugs in certain individuals as a result ofindividual variation in metabolism. Thus, the genotype of the individualcan determine the way a therapeutic compound acts on the body or the waythe body metabolizes the compound. Further, the activity of drugmetabolizing enzymes effects both the intensity and duration of drugaction. Thus, the pharmacogenomics of the individual permit theselection of effective compounds and effective dosages of such compoundsfor prophylactic or therapeutic treatment based on the individual'sgenotype. The discovery of genetic polymorphisms in some drugmetabolizing enzymes has explained why some patients do not obtain theexpected drug effects, show an exaggerated drug effect, or experienceserious toxicity from standard drug dosages. Polymorphisms can beexpressed in the phenotype of the extensive metabolizer and thephenotype of the poor metabolizer. Accordingly, genetic polymorphism maylead to allelic protein variants of the transporter protein in which oneor more of the transporter functions in one population is different fromthose in another population. The peptides thus allow a target toascertain a genetic predisposition that can affect treatment modality.Thus, in a ligand-based treatment, polymorphism may give rise to aminoterminal extracellular domains and/or other ligand-binding regions thatare more or less active in ligand binding, and transporter activation.Accordingly, ligand dosage would necessarily be modified to maximize thetherapeutic effect within a given population containing a polymorphism.As an alternative to genotyping, specific polymorphic peptides could beidentified.

The peptides are also useful for treating a disorder characterized by anabsence of, inappropriate, or unwanted expression of the protein.Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicates expression in thepooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnant uterus and humanleukocytes. Accordingly, methods for treatment include the use of thetransporter protein or fragments.

Antibodies

The invention also provides antibodies that selectively bind to one ofthe peptides of the present invention, a protein comprising such apeptide, as well as variants and fragments thereof. As used herein, anantibody selectively binds a target peptide when it binds the targetpeptide and does not significantly bind to unrelated proteins. Anantibody is still considered to selectively bind a peptide even if italso binds to other proteins that are not substantially homologous withthe target peptide so long as such proteins share homology with afragment or domain of the peptide target of the antibody. In this case,it would be understood that antibody binding to the peptide is stillselective despite some degree of cross-reactivity.

As used herein, an antibody is defined in terms consistent with thatrecognized within the art: they are multi-subunit proteins produced by amammalian organism in response to an antigen challenge. The antibodiesof the present invention include polyclonal antibodies and monoclonalantibodies, as well as fragments of such antibodies, including, but notlimited to, Fab or F(ab′)₂, and Fv fragments.

Many methods are known for generating and/or identifying antibodies to agiven target peptide. Several such methods are described by Harlow,Antibodies, Cold Spring Harbor Press, (1989).

In general, to generate antibodies, an isolated peptide is used as animmunogen and is administered to a mammalian organism, such as a rat,rabbit or mouse. The full-length protein, an antigenic peptide fragmentor a fusion protein can be used. Particularly important fragments arethose covering functional domains, such as the domains identified inFIG. 2, and domain of sequence homology or divergence amongst thefamily, such as those that can readily be identified using proteinalignment methods and as presented in the Figures.

Antibodies are preferably prepared from regions or discrete fragments ofthe transporter proteins. Antibodies can be prepared from any region ofthe peptide as described herein. However, preferred regions will includethose involved in function/activity and/or transporter/binding partnerinteraction. FIG. 2 can be used to identify particularly importantregions while sequence alignment can be used to identify conserved andunique sequence fragments.

An antigenic fragment will typically comprise at least 8 contiguousamino acid residues. The antigenic peptide can comprise, however, atleast 10, 12, 14, 16 or more amino acid residues. Such fragments can beselected on a physical property, such as fragments correspond to regionsthat are located on the surface of the protein, e.g., hydrophilicregions or can be selected based on sequence uniqueness (see FIG. 2).

Detection on an antibody of the present invention can be facilitated bycoupling (i.e., physically linking) the antibody to a detectablesubstance. Examples of detectable substances include various enzymes,prosthetic groups, fluorescent materials, luminescent materials,bioluminescent materials, and radioactive materials. Examples ofsuitable enzymes include horseradish peroxidase, alkaline phosphatase,β-galactosidase, or acetylcholinesterase; examples of suitableprosthetic group complexes include streptavidin/biotin andavidin/biotin; examples of suitable fluorescent materials includeumbelliferone, fluorescein, fluorescein isothiocyanate, rhodamine,dichlorotriazinylamine fluorescein, dansyl chloride or phycoerythrin; anexample of a luminescent material includes luminol; examples ofbioluminescent materials include luciferase, luciferin, and aequorin,and examples of suitable radioactive material include ¹²⁵I, ¹³¹I, ³⁵S or³H.

Antibody Uses

The antibodies can be used to isolate one of the proteins of the presentinvention by standard techniques, such as affinity chromatography orimmunoprecipitation. The antibodies can facilitate the purification ofthe natural protein from cells and recombinantly produced proteinexpressed in host cells. In addition, such antibodies are useful todetect the presence of one of the proteins of the present invention incells or tissues to determine the pattern of expression of the proteinamong various tissues in an organism and over the course of normaldevelopment. Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicates thattransporter proteins of the present invention are expressed in thepooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnant uterus detected by avirtual northern blot. In addition, PCR-based tissue screening panelindicates expression in human leukocytes. Further, such antibodies canbe used to detect protein in situ, in vitro, or in a cell lysate orsupernatant in order to evaluate the abundance and pattern ofexpression. Also, such antibodies can be used to assess abnormal tissuedistribution or abnormal expression during development or progression ofa biological condition. Antibody detection of circulating fragments ofthe full length protein can be used to identify turnover.

Further, the antibodies can be used to assess expression in diseasestates such as in active stages of the disease or in an individual witha predisposition toward disease related to the protein's function. Whena disorder is caused by an inappropriate tissue distribution,developmental expression, level of expression of the protein, orexpressed/processed form, the antibody can be prepared against thenormal protein. Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicatesexpression in the pooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnantuterus and human leukocytes. If a disorder is characterized by aspecific mutation in the protein, antibodies specific for this mutantprotein can be used to assay for the presence of the specific mutantprotein.

The antibodies can also be used to assess normal and aberrantsubcellular localization of cells in the various tissues in an organism.Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicates expression in thepooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnant uterus and humanleukocytes. The diagnostic uses can be applied, not only in genetictesting, but also in monitoring a treatment modality. Accordingly, wheretreatment is ultimately aimed at correcting expression level or thepresence of aberrant sequence and aberrant tissue distribution ordevelopmental expression, antibodies directed against the protein orrelevant fragments can be used to monitor therapeutic efficacy.

Additionally, antibodies are useful in pharmacogenomic analysis. Thus,antibodies prepared against polymorphic proteins can be used to identifyindividuals that require modified treatment modalities. The antibodiesare also useful as diagnostic tools as an immunological marker foraberrant protein analyzed by electrophoretic mobility, isoelectricpoint, tryptic peptide digest, and other physical assays known to thosein the art.

The antibodies are also useful for tissue typing. Experimental data asprovided in FIG. 1 indicates expression in the pooled human melanocyte,fetal heart, and pregnant uterus and human leukocytes. Thus, where aspecific protein has been correlated with expression in a specifictissue, antibodies that are specific for this protein can be used toidentify a tissue type.

The antibodies are also useful for inhibiting protein function, forexample, blocking the binding of the transporter peptide to a bindingpartner such as a ligand or protein binding partner. These uses can alsobe applied in a therapeutic context in which treatment involvesinhibiting the protein's function. An antibody can be used, for example,to block binding, thus modulating (agonizing or antagonizing) thepeptides activity. Antibodies can be prepared against specific fragmentscontaining sites required for function or against intact protein that isassociated with a cell or cell membrane. See FIG. 2 for structuralinformation relating to the proteins of the present invention.

The invention also encompasses kits for using antibodies to detect thepresence of a protein in a biological sample. The kit can compriseantibodies such as a labeled or labelable antibody and a compound oragent for detecting protein in a biological sample; means fordetermining the amount of protein in the sample; means for comparing theamount of protein in the sample with a standard; and instructions foruse. Such a kit can be supplied to detect a single protein or epitope orcan be configured to detect one of a multitude of epitopes, such as inan antibody detection array. Arrays are described in detail below fornucleic acid arrays and similar methods have been developed for antibodyarrays.

Nucleic Acid Molecules

The present invention further provides isolated nucleic acid moleculesthat encode a transporter peptide or protein of the present invention(cDNA, transcript and genomic sequence). Such nucleic acid moleculeswill consist of, consist essentially of, or comprise a nucleotidesequence that encodes one of the transporter peptides of the presentinvention, an allelic variant thereof, or an ortholog or paralogthereof.

As used herein, an “isolated” nucleic acid molecule is one that isseparated from other nucleic acid present in the natural source of thenucleic acid. Preferably, an “isolated” nucleic acid is free ofsequences that naturally flank the nucleic acid (i.e., sequences locatedat the 5′ and 3′ ends of the nucleic acid) in the genomic DNA of theorganism from which the nucleic acid is derived. However, there can besome flanking nucleotide sequences, for example up to about 5KB, 4KB,3KB, 2KB, or 1KB or less, particularly contiguous peptide encodingsequences and peptide encoding sequences within the same gene butseparated by introns in the genomic sequence. The important point isthat the nucleic acid is isolated from remote and unimportant flankingsequences such that it can be subjected to the specific manipulationsdescribed herein such as recombinant expression, preparation of probesand primers, and other uses specific to the nucleic acid sequences.

Moreover, an “isolated” nucleic acid molecule, such as a transcript/cDNAmolecule, can be substantially free of other cellular material, orculture medium when produced by recombinant techniques, or chemicalprecursors or other chemicals when chemically synthesized. However, thenucleic acid molecule can be fused to other coding or regulatorysequences and still be considered isolated.

For example, recombinant DNA molecules contained in a vector areconsidered isolated. Further examples of isolated DNA molecules includerecombinant DNA molecules maintained in heterologous host cells orpurified (partially or substantially) DNA molecules in solution.Isolated RNA molecules include in vivo or in vitro RNA transcripts ofthe isolated DNA molecules of the present invention. Isolated nucleicacid molecules according to the present invention further include suchmolecules produced synthetically.

Accordingly, the present invention provides nucleic acid molecules thatconsist of the nucleotide sequence shown in FIG. 1 or 3 (SEQ ID NO: 1,transcript sequence and SEQ ID NO:3, genomic sequence), or any nucleicacid molecule that encodes the protein provided in FIG. 2, SEQ ID NO:2.A nucleic acid molecule consists of a nucleotide sequence when thenucleotide sequence is the complete nucleotide sequence of the nucleicacid molecule.

The present invention further provides nucleic acid molecules thatconsist essentially of the nucleotide sequence shown in FIG. 1 or 3 (SEQID NO:1, transcript sequence and SEQ ID NO:3, genomic sequence), or anynucleic acid molecule that encodes the protein provided in FIG. 2, SEQID NO:2. A nucleic acid molecule consists essentially of a nucleotidesequence when such a nucleotide sequence is present with only a fewadditional nucleic acid residues in the final nucleic acid molecule.

The present invention further provides nucleic acid molecules thatcomprise the nucleotide sequences shown in FIG. 1 or 3 (SEQ ID NO:1,transcript sequence and SEQ ID NO:3, genomic sequence), or any nucleicacid molecule that encodes the protein provided in FIG. 2, SEQ ID NO:2.A nucleic acid molecule comprises a nucleotide sequence when thenucleotide sequence is at least part of the final nucleotide sequence ofthe nucleic acid molecule. In such a fashion, the nucleic acid moleculecan be only the nucleotide sequence or have additional nucleic acidresidues, such as nucleic acid residues that are naturally associatedwith it or heterologous nucleotide sequences. Such a nucleic acidmolecule can have a few additional nucleotides or can comprise severalhundred or more additional nucleotides. A brief description of howvarious types of these nucleic acid molecules can be readilymade/isolated is provided below.

In FIGS. 1 and 3, both coding and non-coding sequences are provided.Because of the source of the present invention, humans genomic sequence(FIG. 3) and cDNA/transcript sequences (FIG. 1), the nucleic acidmolecules in the Figures will contain genomic intronic sequences, 5′ and3′ non-coding sequences, gene regulatory regions and non-codingintergenic sequences. In general such sequence features are either notedin FIGS. 1 and 3 or can readily be identified using computational toolsknown in the art. As discussed below, some of the non-coding regions,particularly gene regulatory elements such as promoters, are useful fora variety of purposes, e.g. control of heterologous gene expression,target for identifying gene activity modulating compounds, and areparticularly claimed as fragments of the genomic sequence providedherein.

The isolated nucleic acid molecules can encode the mature protein plusadditional amino or carboxyl-terminal amino acids, or amino acidsinterior to the mature peptide (when the mature form has more than onepeptide chain, for instance). Such sequences may play a role inprocessing of a protein from precursor to a mature form, facilitateprotein trafficking, prolong or shorten protein half-life or facilitatemanipulation of a protein for assay or production, among other things.As generally is the case in situ, the additional amino acids may beprocessed away from the mature protein by cellular enzymes.

As mentioned above, the isolated nucleic acid molecules include, but arenot limited to, the sequence encoding the transporter peptide alone, thesequence encoding the mature peptide and additional coding sequences,such as a leader or secretory sequence (e.g., a pre-pro or pro-proteinsequence), the sequence encoding the mature peptide, with or without theadditional coding sequences, plus additional non-coding sequences, forexample introns and non-coding 5′ and 3′ sequences such as transcribedbut non-translated sequences that play a role in transcription, mRNAprocessing (including splicing and polyadenylation signals), ribosomebinding and stability of mRNA. In addition, the nucleic acid moleculemay be fused to a marker sequence encoding, for example, a peptide thatfacilitates purification.

Isolated nucleic acid molecules can be in the form of RNA, such as mRNA,or in the form DNA, including cDNA and genomic DNA obtained by cloningor produced by chemical synthetic techniques or by a combinationthereof. The nucleic acid, especially DNA, can be double-stranded orsingle-stranded. Single-stranded nucleic acid can be the coding strand(sense strand) or the non-coding strand (anti-sense strand).

The invention further provides nucleic acid molecules that encodefragments of the peptides of the present invention as well as nucleicacid molecules that encode obvious variants of the transporter proteinsof the present invention that are described above. Such nucleic acidmolecules may be naturally occurring, such as allelic variants (samelocus), paralogs (different locus), and orthologs (different organism),or may be constructed by recombinant DNA methods or by chemicalsynthesis. Such non-naturally occurring variants may be made bymutagenesis techniques, including those applied to nucleic acidmolecules, cells, or organisms. Accordingly, as discussed above, thevariants can contain nucleotide substitutions, deletions, inversions andinsertions. Variation can occur in either or both the coding andnon-coding regions. The variations can produce both conservative andnon-conservative amino acid substitutions.

The present invention further provides non-coding fragments of thenucleic acid molecules provided in FIGS. 1 and 3. Preferred non-codingfragments include, but are not limited to, promoter sequences, enhancersequences, gene modulating sequences and gene termination sequences.Such fragments are useful in controlling heterologous gene expressionand in developing screens to identify gene-modulating agents. A promotercan readily be identified as being 5′ to the ATG start site in thegenomic sequence provided in FIG. 3.

A fragment comprises a contiguous nucleotide sequence greater than 12 ormore nucleotides. Further, a fragment could at least 30, 40, 50, 100,250 or 500 nucleotides in length. The length of the fragment will bebased on its intended use. For example, the fragment can encode epitopebearing regions of the peptide, or can be useful as DNA probes andprimers. Such fragments can be isolated using the known nucleotidesequence to synthesize an oligonucleotide probe. A labeled probe canthen be used to screen a cDNA library, genomic DNA library, or mRNA toisolate nucleic acid corresponding to the coding region. Further,primers can be used in PCR reactions to clone specific regions of gene.

A probe/primer typically comprises substantially a purifiedoligonucleotide or oligonucleotide pair. The oligonucleotide typicallycomprises a region of nucleotide sequence that hybridizes understringent conditions to at least about 12, 20, 25, 40, 50 or moreconsecutive nucleotides.

Orthologs, homologs, and allelic variants can be identified usingmethods well known in the art. As described in the Peptide Section,these variants comprise a nucleotide sequence encoding a peptide that istypically 60-70%, 70-80%, 80-90%, and more typically at least about90-95% or more homologous to the nucleotide sequence shown in the Figuresheets or a fragment of this sequence. Such nucleic acid molecules canreadily be identified as being able to hybridize under moderate tostringent conditions, to the nucleotide sequence shown in the Figuresheets or a fragment of the sequence. Allelic variants can readily bedetermined by genetic locus of the encoding gene. As indicated by thedata presented in FIG. 3, the map position was determined to be onchromosome 12 by ePCR, and confirmed with radiation hybrid mapping.

FIG. 3 provides information on SNPs that have been identified in a geneencoding the transporter protein of the present invention. 69 SNPvariants were found, including 14 indels (indicated by a “−”) and 1 SNPsin exons.

As used herein, the term “hybridizes under stringent conditions” isintended to describe conditions for hybridization and washing underwhich nucleotide sequences encoding a peptide at least 60-70% homologousto each other typically remain hybridized to each other. The conditionscan be such that sequences at least about 60%, at least about 70%, or atleast about 80% or more homologous to each other typically remainhybridized to each other. Such stringent conditions are known to thoseskilled in the art and can be found in Current Protocols in MolecularBiology, John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1989), 6.3.1-6.3.6. One example ofstringent hybridization conditions are hybridization in 6× sodiumchloride/sodium citrate (SSC) at about 45 C., followed by one or morewashes in 0.2× SSC, 0.1% SDS at 50-65C. Examples of moderate to lowstringency hybridization conditions are well known in the art.

Nucleic Acid Molecule Uses

The nucleic acid molecules of the present invention are useful forprobes, primers, chemical intermediates, and in biological assays. Thenucleic acid molecules are useful as a hybridization probe for messengerRNA, transcript/cDNA and genomic DNA to isolate full-length cDNA andgenomic clones encoding the peptide described in FIG. 2 and to isolatecDNA and genomic clones that correspond to variants (alleles, orthologs,etc.) producing the same or related peptides shown in FIG. 2. 69 SNPs,including 14 indels, have been identified in the gene encoding thetransporter protein provided by the present invention and are given inFIG. 3.

The probe can correspond to any sequence along the entire length of thenucleic acid molecules provided in the Figures. Accordingly, it could bederived from 5′ noncoding regions, the coding region, and 3′ noncodingregions. However, as discussed, fragments are not to be construed asencompassing fragments disclosed prior to the present invention.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful as primers for PCR to amplifyany given region of a nucleic acid molecule and are useful to synthesizeantisense molecules of desired length and sequence.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful for constructing recombinantvectors. Such vectors include expression vectors that express a portionof, or all of, the peptide sequences. Vectors also include insertionvectors, used to integrate into another nucleic acid molecule sequence,such as into the cellular genome, to alter in situ expression of a geneand/or gene product. For example, an endogenous coding sequence can bereplaced via homologous recombination with all or part of the codingregion containing one or more specifically introduced mutations.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful for expressing antigenicportions of the proteins.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful as probes for determining thechromosomal positions of the nucleic acid molecules by means of in situhybridization methods. As indicated by the data presented in FIG. 3, themap position was determined to be on chromosome 12 by ePCR, andconfirmed with radiation hybrid mapping.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful in making vectors containingthe gene regulatory regions of the nucleic acid molecules of the presentinvention.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful for designing ribozymescorresponding to all, or a part, of the mRNA produced from the nucleicacid molecules described herein.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful for making vectors thatexpress part, or all, of the peptides.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful for constructing host cellsexpressing a part, or all, of the nucleic acid molecules and peptides.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful for constructing transgenicanimals expressing all, or a part, of the nucleic acid molecules andpeptides.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful as hybridization probes fordetermining the presence, level, form and distribution of nucleic acidexpression. Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicates thattransporter proteins of the present invention are expressed in thepooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnant uterus detected by avirtual northern blot. In addition, PCR-based tissue screening panelindicates expression in human leukocytes.

Accordingly, the probes can be used to detect the presence of, or todetermine levels of, a specific nucleic acid molecule in cells, tissues,and in organisms. The nucleic acid whose level is determined can be DNAor RNA. Accordingly, probes corresponding to the peptides describedherein can be used to assess expression and/or gene copy number in agiven cell, tissue, or organism. These uses are relevant for diagnosisof disorders involving an increase or decrease in transporter proteinexpression relative to normal results.

In vitro techniques for detection of mRNA include Northernhybridizations and in situ hybridizations. In vitro techniques fordetecting DNA include Southern hybridizations and in situ hybridization.

Probes can be used as a part of a diagnostic test kit for identifyingcells or tissues that express a transporter protein, such as bymeasuring a level of a transporter-encoding nucleic acid in a sample ofcells from a subject e.g., mRNA or genomic DNA, or determining if atransporter gene has been mutated. Experimental data as provided in FIG.1 indicates that transporter proteins of the present invention areexpressed in the pooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnantuterus detected by a virtual northern blot. In addition, PCR-basedtissue screening panel indicates expression in human leukocytes.

Nucleic acid expression assays are useful for drug screening to identifycompounds that modulate transporter nucleic acid expression.

The invention thus provides a method for identifying a compound that canbe used to treat a disorder associated with nucleic acid expression ofthe transporter gene, particularly biological and pathological processesthat are mediated by the transporter in cells and tissues that expressit. Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicates expression in thepooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnant uterus and humanleukocytes. The method typically includes assaying the ability of thecompound to modulate the expression of the transporter nucleic acid andthus identifying a compound that can be used to treat a disordercharacterized by undesired transporter nucleic acid expression. Theassays can be performed in cell-based and cell-free systems. Cell-basedassays include cells naturally expressing the transporter nucleic acidor recombinant cells genetically engineered to express specific nucleicacid sequences.

The assay for transporter nucleic acid expression can involve directassay of nucleic acid levels, such as mRNA levels, or on collateralcompounds involved in the signal pathway. Further, the expression ofgenes that are up- or down-regulated in response to the transporterprotein signal pathway can also be assayed. In this embodiment theregulatory regions of these genes can be operably linked to a reportergene such as luciferase.

Thus, modulators of transporter gene expression can be identified in amethod wherein a cell is contacted with a candidate compound and theexpression of mRNA determined. The level of expression of transportermRNA in the presence of the candidate compound is compared to the levelof expression of transporter mRNA in the absence of the candidatecompound. The candidate compound can then be identified as a modulatorof nucleic acid expression based on this comparison and be used, forexample to treat a disorder characterized by aberrant nucleic acidexpression. When expression of mRNA is statistically significantlygreater in the presence of the candidate compound than in its absence,the candidate compound is identified as a stimulator of nucleic acidexpression. When nucleic acid expression is statistically significantlyless in the presence of the candidate compound than in its absence, thecandidate compound is identified as an inhibitor of nucleic acidexpression.

The invention further provides methods of treatment, with the nucleicacid as a target, using a compound identified through drug screening asa gene modulator to modulate transporter nucleic acid expression incells and tissues that express the transporter. Experimental data asprovided in FIG. 1 indicates that transporter proteins of the presentinvention are expressed in the pooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, andpregnant uterus detected by a virtual northern blot. In addition,PCR-based tissue screening panel indicates expression in humanleukocytes. Modulation includes both up-regulation (i.e. activation oragonization) or down-regulation (suppression or antagonization) ornucleic acid expression.

Alternatively, a modulator for transporter nucleic acid expression canbe a small molecule or drug identified using the screening assaysdescribed herein as long as the drug or small molecule inhibits thetransporter nucleic acid expression in the cells and tissues thatexpress the protein. Experimental data as provided in FIG. 1 indicatesexpression in the pooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, and pregnantuterus and human leukocytes.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful for monitoring theeffectiveness of modulating compounds on the expression or activity ofthe transporter gene in clinical trials or in a treatment regimen. Thus,the gene expression pattern can serve as a barometer for the continuingeffectiveness of treatment with the compound, particularly withcompounds to which a patient can develop resistance. The gene expressionpattern can also serve as a marker indicative of a physiologicalresponse of the affected cells to the compound. Accordingly, suchmonitoring would allow either increased administration of the compoundor the administration of alternative compounds to which the patient hasnot become resistant. Similarly, if the level of nucleic acid expressionfalls below a desirable level, administration of the compound could becommensurately decreased.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful in diagnostic assays forqualitative changes in transporter nucleic acid expression, andparticularly in qualitative changes that lead to pathology. The nucleicacid molecules can be used to detect mutations in transporter genes andgene expression products such as mRNA. The nucleic acid molecules can beused as hybridization probes to detect naturally occurring geneticmutations in the transporter gene and thereby to determine whether asubject with the mutation is at risk for a disorder caused by themutation. Mutations include deletion, addition, or substitution of oneor more nucleotides in the gene, chromosomal rearrangement, such asinversion or transposition, modification of genomic DNA, such asaberrant methylation patterns or changes in gene copy number, such asamplification. Detection of a mutated form of the transporter geneassociated with a dysfunction provides a diagnostic tool for an activedisease or susceptibility to disease when the disease results fromoverexpression, underexpression, or altered expression of a transporterprotein.

Individuals carrying mutations in the transporter gene can be detectedat the nucleic acid level by a variety of techniques. FIG. 3 providesinformation on SNPs that have been identified in a gene encoding thetransporter protein of the present invention. 69 SNP variants werefound, including 14 indels (indicated by a “−”) and 1 SNPs in exons. Asindicated by the data presented in FIG. 3, the map position wasdetermined to be on chromosome 12 by ePCR, and confirmed with radiationhybrid mapping. Genomic DNA can be analyzed directly or can be amplifiedby using PCR prior to analysis. RNA or cDNA can be used in the same way.In some uses, detection of the mutation involves the use of aprobe/primer in a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (see, e.g. U.S. Pat.Nos. 4,683,195 and 4,683,202), such as anchor PCR or RACE PCR, or,alternatively, in a ligation chain reaction (LCR) (see, e.g., Landegranet al., Science 241:1077-1080 (1988); and Nakazawa et al., PNAS91:360-364 (1994)), the latter of which can be particularly useful fordetecting point mutations in the gene (see Abravaya et al., NucleicAcids Res. 23:675-682 (1995)). This method can include the steps ofcollecting a sample of cells from a patient, isolating nucleic acid(e.g., genomic, mRNA or both) from the cells of the sample, contactingthe nucleic acid sample with one or more primers which specificallyhybridize to a gene under conditions such that hybridization andamplification of the gene (if present) occurs, and detecting thepresence or absence of an amplification product, or detecting the sizeof the amplification product and comparing the length to a controlsample. Deletions and insertions can be detected by a change in size ofthe amplified product compared to the normal genotype. Point mutationscan be identified by hybridizing amplified DNA to normal RNA orantisense DNA sequences.

Alternatively, mutations in a transporter gene can be directlyidentified, for example, by alterations in restriction enzyme digestionpatterns determined by gel electrophoresis.

Further, sequence-specific ribozymes (U.S. Pat. No. 5,498,531) can beused to score for the presence of specific mutations by development orloss of a ribozyme cleavage site. Perfectly matched sequences can bedistinguished from mismatched sequences by nuclease cleavage digestionassays or by differences in melting temperature.

Sequence changes at specific locations can also be assessed by nucleaseprotection assays such as RNase and S1 protection or the chemicalcleavage method. Furthermore, sequence differences between a mutanttransporter gene and a wild-type gene can be determined by direct DNAsequencing. A variety of automated sequencing procedures can be utilizedwhen performing the diagnostic assays (Naeve, C. W., (1995)Biotechniques 19:448), including sequencing by mass spectrometry (see,e.g., PCT International Publication No. WO 94/16101; Cohen et al., Adv.Chromatogr. 36:127-162 (1996); and Griffin et al., Appl. Biochem.Biotechnol. 38:147-159 (1993)).

Other methods for detecting mutations in the gene include methods inwhich protection from cleavage agents is used to detect mismatched basesin RNA/RNA or RNA/DNA duplexes (Myers et al., Science 230:1242 (1985));Cotton et al., PNAS 85:4397 (1988); Saleeba et al., Meth. Enzymol.217:286-295 (1992)), electrophoretic mobility of mutant and wild typenucleic acid is compared (Orita et al., PNAS 86:2766 (1989); Cotton etal., Mutat. Res. 285:125-144 (1993); and Hayashi et al., Genet. Anal.Tech. Appl. 9:73-79 (1992)), and movement of mutant or wild-typefragments in polyacrylamide gels containing a gradient of denaturant isassayed using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (Myers et al.,Nature 313:495 (1985)). Examples of other techniques for detecting pointmutations include selective oligonucleotide hybridization, selectiveamplification, and selective primer extension.

The nucleic acid molecules are also useful for testing an individual fora genotype that while not necessarily causing the disease, neverthelessaffects the treatment modality. Thus, the nucleic acid molecules can beused to study the relationship between an individual's genotype and theindividual's response to a compound used for treatment (pharmacogenomicrelationship). Accordingly, the nucleic acid molecules described hereincan be used to assess the mutation content of the transporter gene in anindividual in order to select an appropriate compound or dosage regimenfor treatment. FIG. 3 provides information on SNPs that have beenidentified in a gene encoding the transporter protein of the presentinvention. 69 SNP variants were found, including 14 indels (indicated bya and 1 SNPs in exons.

Thus nucleic acid molecules displaying genetic variations that affecttreatment provide a diagnostic target that can be used to tailortreatment in an individual. Accordingly, the production of recombinantcells and animals containing these polymorphisms allow effectiveclinical design of treatment compounds and dosage regimens.

The nucleic acid molecules are thus useful as antisense constructs tocontrol transporter gene expression in cells, tissues, and organisms. ADNA antisense nucleic acid molecule is designed to be complementary to aregion of the gene involved in transcription, preventing transcriptionand hence production of transporter protein. An antisense RNA or DNAnucleic acid molecule would hybridize to the mRNA and thus blocktranslation of mRNA into transporter protein.

Alternatively, a class of antisense molecules can be used to inactivatemRNA in order to decrease expression of transporter nucleic acid.Accordingly, these molecules can treat a disorder characterized byabnormal or undesired transporter nucleic acid expression. Thistechnique involves cleavage by means of ribozymes containing nucleotidesequences complementary to one or more regions in the mRNA thatattenuate the ability of the mRNA to be translated. Possible regionsinclude coding regions and particularly coding regions corresponding tothe catalytic and other functional activities of the transporterprotein, such as ligand binding.

The nucleic acid molecules also provide vectors for gene therapy inpatients containing cells that are aberrant in transporter geneexpression. Thus, recombinant cells, which include the patient's cellsthat have been engineered ex vivo and returned to the patient, areintroduced into an individual where the cells produce the desiredtransporter protein to treat the individual.

The invention also encompasses kits for detecting the presence of atransporter nucleic acid in a biological sample. Experimental data asprovided in FIG. 1 indicates that transporter proteins of the presentinvention are expressed in the pooled human melanocyte, fetal heart, andpregnant uterus detected by a virtual northern blot. In addition,PCR-based tissue screening panel indicates expression in humanleukocytes. For example, the kit can comprise reagents such as a labeledor labelable nucleic acid or agent capable of detecting transporternucleic acid in a biological sample; means for determining the amount oftransporter nucleic acid in the sample; and means for comparing theamount of transporter nucleic acid in the sample with a standard. Thecompound or agent can be packaged in a suitable container. The kit canfurther comprise instructions for using the kit to detect transporterprotein mRNA or DNA.

Nucleic Acid Arrays

The present invention further provides nucleic acid detection kits, suchas arrays or microarrays of nucleic acid molecules that are based on thesequence information provided in FIGS. 1 and 3 (SEQ ID NOS:1 and 3).

As used herein “Arrays” or “Microarrays” refers to an array of distinctpolynucleotides or oligonucleotides synthesized on a substrate, such aspaper, nylon or other type of membrane, filter, chip, glass slide, orany other suitable solid support. In one embodiment, the microarray isprepared and used according to the methods described in U.S. Pat. No.5,837,832, Chee et al., PCT application WO95/11995 (Chee et al.),Lockhart, D. J. et al. (1996; Nat. Biotech. 14: 1675-1680) and Schena,M. et al. (1996; Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 93: 10614-10619), all of whichare incorporated herein in their entirety by reference. In otherembodiments, such arrays are produced by the methods described by Brownet al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,522.

The microarray or detection kit is preferably composed of a large numberof unique, single-stranded nucleic acid sequences, usually eithersynthetic antisense oligonucleotides or fragments of cDNAs, fixed to asolid support. The oligonucleotides are preferably about 6-60nucleotides in length, more preferably 15-30 nucleotides in length, andmost preferably about 20-25 nucleotides in length. For a certain type ofmicroarray or detection kit, it may be preferable to useoligonucleotides that are only 7-20 nucleotides in length. Themicroarray or detection kit may contain oligonucleotides that cover theknown 5′, or 3′, sequence, sequential oligonucleotides that cover thefall length sequence; or unique oligonucleotides selected fromparticular areas along the length of the sequence. Polynucleotides usedin the microarray or detection kit may be oligonucleotides that arespecific to a gene or genes of interest.

In order to produce oligonucleotides to a known sequence for amicroarray or detection kit, the gene(s) of interest (or an ORFidentified from the contigs of the present invention) is typicallyexamined using a computer algorithm which starts at the 5′ or at the 3′end of the nucleotide sequence. Typical algorithms will then identifyoligomers of defined length that are unique to the gene, have a GCcontent within a range suitable for hybridization, and lack predictedsecondary structure that may interfere with hybridization. In certainsituations it may be appropriate to use pairs of oligonucleotides on amicroarray or detection kit. The “pairs” will be identical, except forone nucleotide that preferably is located in the center of the sequence.The second oligonucleotide in the pair (mismatched by one) serves as acontrol. The number of oligonucleotide pairs may range from two to onemillion. The oligomers are synthesized at designated areas on asubstrate using a light-directed chemical process. The substrate may bepaper, nylon or other type of membrane, filter, chip, glass slide or anyother suitable solid support.

In another aspect, an oligonucleotide may be synthesized on the surfaceof the substrate by using a chemical coupling procedure and an ink jetapplication apparatus, as described in PCT application WO95/251116(Baldeschweiler et al.) which is incorporated herein in its entirety byreference. In another aspect, a “gridded” array analogous to a dot (orslot) blot may be used to arrange and link cDNA fragments oroligonucleotides to the surface of a substrate using a vacuum system,thermal, UV, mechanical or chemical bonding procedures. An array, suchas those described above, may be produced by hand or by using availabledevices (slot blot or dot blot apparatus), materials (any suitable solidsupport), and machines (including robotic instruments), and may contain8, 24, 96, 384, 1536, 6144 or more oligonucleotides, or any other numberbetween two and one million which lends itself to the efficient use ofcommercially available instrumentation.

In order to conduct sample analysis using a microarray or detection kit,the RNA or DNA from a biological sample is made into hybridizationprobes. The mRNA is isolated, and cDNA is produced and used as atemplate to make antisense RNA (aRNA). The aRNA is amplified in thepresence of fluorescent nucleotides, and labeled probes are incubatedwith the microarray or detection kit so that the probe sequenceshybridize to complementary oligonucleotides of the microarray ordetection kit. Incubation conditions are adjusted so that hybridizationoccurs with precise complementary matches or with various degrees ofless complementarity. After removal of nonhybridized probes, a scanneris used to determine the levels and patterns of fluorescence. Thescanned images are examined to determine degree of complementarity andthe relative abundance of each oligonucleotide sequence on themicroarray or detection kit. The biological samples may be obtained fromany bodily fluids (such as blood, urine, saliva, phlegm, gastric juices,etc.), cultured cells, biopsies, or other tissue preparations. Adetection system may be used to measure the absence, presence, andamount of hybridization for all of the distinct sequencessimultaneously. This data may be used for large-scale correlationstudies on the sequences, expression patterns, mutations, variants, orpolymorphisms among samples.

Using such arrays, the present invention provides methods to identifythe expression of the transporter proteins/peptides of the presentinvention. In detail, such methods comprise incubating a test samplewith one or more nucleic acid molecules and assaying for binding of thenucleic acid molecule with components within the test sample. Suchassays will typically involve arrays comprising many genes, at least oneof which is a gene of the present invention and or alleles of thetransporter gene of the present invention. FIG. 3 provides informationon SNPs that have been identified in a gene encoding the transporterprotein of the present invention. 69 SNP variants were found, including14 indels (indicated by a “−”) and 1 SNPs in exons.

Conditions for incubating a nucleic acid molecule with a test samplevary. Incubation conditions depend on the format employed in the assay,the detection methods employed, and the type and nature of the nucleicacid molecule used in the assay. One skilled in the art will recognizethat any one of the commonly available hybridization, amplification orarray assay formats can readily be adapted to employ the novel fragmentsof the Human genome disclosed herein. Examples of such assays can befound in Chard, T, An Introduction to Radioimmunoassay and RelatedTechniques, Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands(1986); Bullock, G. R. et al., Techniques in Immunocytochemistry,Academic Press, Orlando, Fla. Vol. 1 (1982), Vol. 2 (1983), Vol. 3(1985); Tijssen, P., Practice and Theory of Enzyme Immunoassays:Laboratory Techniques in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ElsevierScience Publishers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1985).

The test samples of the present invention include cells, protein ormembrane extracts of cells. The test sample used in the above-describedmethod will vary based on the assay format, nature of the detectionmethod and the tissues, cells or extracts used as the sample to beassayed. Methods for preparing nucleic acid extracts or of cells arewell known in the art and can be readily be adapted in order to obtain asample that is compatible with the system utilized.

In another embodiment of the present invention, kits are provided whichcontain the necessary reagents to carry out the assays of the presentinvention.

Specifically, the invention provides a compartmentalized kit to receive,in close confinement, one or more containers which comprises: (a) afirst container comprising one of the nucleic acid molecules that canbind to a fragment of the Human genome disclosed herein; and (b) one ormore other containers comprising one or more of the following: washreagents, reagents capable of detecting presence of a bound nucleicacid.

In detail, a compartmentalized kit includes any kit in which reagentsare contained in separate containers. Such containers include smallglass containers, plastic containers, strips of plastic, glass or paper,or arraying material such as silica. Such containers allows one toefficiently transfer reagents from one compartment to anothercompartment such that the samples and reagents are notcross-contaminated, and the agents or solutions of each container can beadded in a quantitative fashion from one compartment to another. Suchcontainers will include a container which will accept the test sample, acontainer which contains the nucleic acid probe, containers whichcontain wash reagents (such as phosphate buffered saline, Tris-buffers,etc.), and containers which contain the reagents used to detect thebound probe. One skilled in the art will readily recognize that thepreviously unidentified transporter gene of the present invention can beroutinely identified using the sequence information disclosed herein canbe readily incorporated into one of the established kit formats whichare well known in the art, particularly expression arrays.

Vectors/host cells

The invention also provides vectors containing the nucleic acidmolecules described herein. The term “vector” refers to a vehicle,preferably a nucleic acid molecule, which can transport the nucleic acidmolecules. When the vector is a nucleic acid molecule, the nucleic acidmolecules are covalently linked to the vector nucleic acid. With thisaspect of the invention, the vector includes a plasmid, single or doublestranded phage, a single or double stranded RNA or DNA viral vector, orartificial chromosome, such as a BAC, PAC, YAC, OR MAC.

A vector can be maintained in the host cell as an extrachromosomalelement where it replicates and produces additional copies of thenucleic acid molecules. Alternatively, the vector may integrate into thehost cell genome and produce additional copies of the nucleic acidmolecules when the host cell replicates.

The invention provides vectors for the maintenance (cloning vectors) orvectors for expression (expression vectors) of the nucleic acidmolecules. The vectors can function in procaryotic or eukaryotic cellsor in both (shuttle vectors).

Expression vectors contain cis-acting regulatory regions that areoperably linked in the vector to the nucleic acid molecules such thattranscription of the nucleic acid molecules is allowed in a host cell.The nucleic acid molecules can be introduced into the host cell with aseparate nucleic acid molecule capable of affecting transcription. Thus,the second nucleic acid molecule may provide a trans-acting factorinteracting with the cis-regulatory control region to allowtranscription of the nucleic acid molecules from the vector.Alternatively, a trans-acting factor may be supplied by the host cell.Finally, a trans-acting factor can be produced from the vector itself.It is understood, however, that in some embodiments, transcriptionand/or translation of the nucleic acid molecules can occur in acell-free system.

The regulatory sequence to which the nucleic acid molecules describedherein can be operably linked include promoters for directing mRNAtranscription. These include, but are not limited to, the left promoterfrom bacteriophage λ, the lac, TRP, and TAC promoters from E. coli, theearly and late promoters from SV40, the CMV immediate early promoter,the adenovirus early and late promoters, and retrovirus long-terminalrepeats.

In addition to control regions that promote transcription, expressionvectors may also include regions that modulate transcription, such asrepressor binding sites and enhancers. Examples include the SV40enhancer, the cytomegalovirus immediate early enhancer, polyomaenhancer, adenovirus enhancers, and retrovirus LTR enhancers.

In addition to containing sites for transcription initiation andcontrol, expression vectors can also contain sequences necessary fortranscription termination and, in the transcribed region a ribosomebinding site for translation. Other regulatory control elements forexpression include initiation and termination codons as well aspolyadenylation signals. The person of ordinary skill in the art wouldbe aware of the numerous regulatory sequences that are useful inexpression vectors. Such regulatory sequences are described, forexample, in Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual.2nd. ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.,(1989).

A variety of expression vectors can be used to express a nucleic acidmolecule. Such vectors include chromosomal, episomal, and virus-derivedvectors, for example vectors derived from bacterial plasmids, frombacteriophage, from yeast episomes, from yeast chromosomal elements,including yeast artificial chromosomes, from viruses such asbaculoviruses, papovaviruses such as SV40, Vaccinia viruses,adenoviruses, poxviruses, pseudorabies viruses, and retroviruses.Vectors may also be derived from combinations of these sources such asthose derived from plasmid and bacteriophage genetic elements, e.g.cosmids and phagemids. Appropriate cloning and expression vectors forprokaryotic and eukaryotic hosts are described in Sambrook et al.,Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual. 2nd. ed., Cold Spring HarborLaboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., (1989).

The regulatory sequence may provide constitutive expression in one ormore host cells (i.e. tissue specific) or may provide for inducibleexpression in one or more cell types such as by temperature, nutrientadditive, or exogenous factor such as a hormone or other ligand. Avariety of vectors providing for constitutive and inducible expressionin prokaryotic and eukaryotic hosts are well known to those of ordinaryskill in the art.

The nucleic acid molecules can be inserted into the vector nucleic acidby well-known methodology. Generally, the DNA sequence that willultimately be expressed is joined to an expression vector by cleavingthe DNA sequence and the expression vector with one or more restrictionenzymes and then ligating the fragments together. Procedures forrestriction enzyme digestion and ligation are well known to those ofordinary skill in the art.

The vector containing the appropriate nucleic acid molecule can beintroduced into an appropriate host cell for propagation or expressionusing well-known techniques. Bacterial cells include, but are notlimited to, E. coli, Streptomyces, and Salmonella typhimurium.Eukaryotic cells include, but are not limited to, yeast, insect cellssuch as Drosophila, animal cells such as COS and CHO cells, and plantcells.

As described herein, it may be desirable to express the peptide as afusion protein. Accordingly, the invention provides fusion vectors thatallow for the production of the peptides. Fusion vectors can increasethe expression of a recombinant protein, increase the solubility of therecombinant protein, and aid in the purification of the protein byacting for example as a ligand for affinity purification. A proteolyticcleavage site may be introduced at the junction of the fusion moiety sothat the desired peptide can ultimately be separated from the fusionmoiety. Proteolytic enzymes include, but are not limited to, factor Xa,thrombin, and enterotransporter. Typical fusion expression vectorsinclude pGEX (Smith et al., Gene 67:31-40 (1988)), pMAL (New EnglandBiolabs, Beverly, Mass.) and pRIT5 (Pharmacia, Piscataway, N.J.) whichfuse glutathione S-transferase (GST), maltose E binding protein, orprotein A, respectively, to the target recombinant protein. Examples ofsuitable inducible non-fusion E. coli expression vectors include pTrc(Amann et al., Gene 69:301-315 (1988)) and pET 11d (Studier et al., GeneExpression Technology: Methods in Enzymology 185:60-89 (1990)).

Recombinant protein expression can be maximized in host bacteria byproviding a genetic background wherein the host cell has an impairedcapacity to proteolytically cleave the recombinant protein. (Gottesman,S., Gene Expression Technology: Methods in Enzymology 185, AcademicPress, San Diego, Calif. (1990)119-128). Alternatively, the sequence ofthe nucleic acid molecule of interest can be altered to providepreferential codon usage for a specific host cell, for example E. coli.(Wada et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 20:2111-2118 (1992)).

The nucleic acid molecules can also be expressed by expression vectorsthat are operative in yeast. Examples of vectors for expression in yeaste.g., S. cerevisiae include pYepSec1 (Baldari, et al., EMBO J. 6:229-234(1987)), pMFa (Kurjan et al., Cell 30:933-943 (1982)), pJRY88 (Schultzet al., Gene 54:113-123 (1987)), and pYES2 (Invitrogen Corporation, SanDiego, Calif.).

The nucleic acid molecules can also be expressed in insect cells using,for example, baculovirus expression vectors. Baculovirus vectorsavailable for expression of proteins in cultured insect cells (e.g., Sf9 cells) include the pAc series (Smith et al, Mol. Cell Biol.3:2156-2165 (1983)) and the pVL series (Lucklow et al., Virology170:31-39 (1989)).

In certain embodiments of the invention, the nucleic acid moleculesdescribed herein are expressed in mammalian cells using mammalianexpression vectors. Examples of mammalian expression vectors includepCDM8 (Seed, B. Nature 329:840(1987)) and pMT2PC (Kaufman et al., EMBOJ. 6:187-195 (1987)).

The expression vectors listed herein are provided by way of example onlyof the well-known vectors available to those of ordinary skill in theart that would be useful to express the nucleic acid molecules. Theperson of ordinary skill in the art would be aware of other vectorssuitable for maintenance propagation or expression of the nucleic acidmolecules described herein. These are found for example in Sambrook, J.,Fritsh, E. F., and Maniatis, T. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual.2nd, ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryPress, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989.

The invention also encompasses vectors in which the nucleic acidsequences described herein are cloned into the vector in reverseorientation, but operably linked to a regulatory sequence that permitstranscription of antisense RNA. Thus, an antisense transcript can beproduced to all, or to a portion, of the nucleic acid molecule sequencesdescribed herein, including both coding and non-coding regions.Expression of this antisense RNA is subject to each of the parametersdescribed above in relation to expression of the sense RNA (regulatorysequences, constitutive or inducible expression, tissue-specificexpression).

The invention also relates to recombinant host cells containing thevectors described herein. Host cells therefore include prokaryoticcells, lower eukaryotic cells such as yeast, other eukaryotic cells suchas insect cells, and higher eukaryotic cells such as mammalian cells.

The recombinant host cells are prepared by introducing the vectorconstructs described herein into the cells by techniques readilyavailable to the person of ordinary skill in the art. These include, butare not limited to, calcium phosphate transfection,DEAE-dextran-mediated transfection, cationic lipid-mediatedtransfection, electroporation, transduction, infection, lipofection, andother techniques such as those found in Sambrook, et al. (MolecularCloning: A Laboratory Manual. 2nd, ed., Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory,Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989).

Host cells can contain more than one vector. Thus, different nucleotidesequences can be introduced on different vectors of the same cell.Similarly, the nucleic acid molecules can be introduced either alone orwith other nucleic acid molecules that are not related to the nucleicacid molecules such as those providing trans-acting factors forexpression vectors. When more than one vector is introduced into a cell,the vectors can be introduced independently, co-introduced or joined tothe nucleic acid molecule vector.

In the case of bacteriophage and viral vectors, these can be introducedinto cells as packaged or encapsulated virus by standard procedures forinfection and transduction. Viral vectors can be replication-competentor replication-defective. In the case in which viral replication isdefective, replication will occur in host cells providing functions thatcomplement the defects.

Vectors generally include selectable markers that enable the selectionof the subpopulation of cells that contain the recombinant vectorconstructs. The marker can be contained in the same vector that containsthe nucleic acid molecules described herein or may be on a separatevector. Markers include tetracycline or ampicillin-resistance genes forprokaryotic host cells and dihydrofolate reductase or neomycinresistance for eukaryotic host cells. However, any marker that providesselection for a phenotypic trait will be effective.

While the mature proteins can be produced in bacteria, yeast, mammaliancells, and other cells under the control of the appropriate regulatorysequences, cell-free transcription and translation systems can also beused to produce these proteins using RNA derived from the DNA constructsdescribed herein.

Where secretion of the peptide is desired, which is difficult to achievewith multi-transmembrane domain containing proteins such astransporters, appropriate secretion signals are incorporated into thevector. The signal sequence can be endogenous to the peptides orheterologous to these peptides.

Where the peptide is not secreted into the medium, which is typicallythe case with transporters, the protein can be isolated from the hostcell by standard disruption procedures, including freeze thaw,sonication, mechanical disruption, use of lysing agents and the like.The peptide can then be recovered and purified by well-knownpurification methods including ammonium sulfate precipitation, acidextraction, anion or cationic exchange chromatography, phosphocellulosechromatography, hydrophobic-interaction chromatography, affinitychromatography, hydroxylapatite chromatography, lectin chromatography,or high performance liquid chromatography.

It is also understood that depending upon the host cell in recombinantproduction of the peptides described herein, the peptides can havevarious glycosylation patterns, depending upon the cell, or maybenon-glycosylated as when produced in bacteria. In addition, the peptidesmay include an initial modified methionine in some cases as a result ofa host-mediated process.

Uses of Vectors and Host Cells

The recombinant host cells expressing the peptides described herein havea variety of uses. First, the cells are useful for producing atransporter protein or peptide that can be further purified to producedesired amounts of transporter protein or fragments. Thus, host cellscontaining expression vectors are useful for peptide production.

Host cells are also useful for conducting cell-based assays involvingthe transporter protein or transporter protein fragments, such as thosedescribed above as well as other formats known in the art. Thus, arecombinant host cell expressing a native transporter protein is usefulfor assaying compounds that stimulate or inhibit transporter proteinfunction.

Host cells are also useful for identifying transporter protein mutantsin which these functions are affected. If the mutants naturally occurand give rise to a pathology, host cells containing the mutations areuseful to assay compounds that have a desired effect on the mutanttransporter protein (for example, stimulating or inhibiting function)which may not be indicated by their effect on the native transporterprotein.

Genetically engineered host cells can be further used to producenon-human transgenic animals. A transgenic animal is preferably amammal, for example a rodent, such as a rat or mouse, in which one ormore of the cells of the animal include a transgene. A transgene isexogenous DNA that is integrated into the genome of a cell from which atransgenic animal develops and which remains in the genome of the matureanimal in one or more cell types or tissues of the transgenic animal.These animals are useful for studying the function of a transporterprotein and identifying and evaluating modulators of transporter proteinactivity. Other examples of transgenic animals include non-humanprimates, sheep, dogs, cows, goats, chickens, and amphibians.

A transgenic animal can be produced by introducing nucleic acid into themale pronuclei of a fertilized oocyte, e.g., by microinjection,retroviral infection, and allowing the oocyte to develop in apseudopregnant female foster animal. Any of the transporter proteinnucleotide sequences can be introduced as a transgene into the genome ofa non-human animal, such as a mouse.

Any of the regulatory or other sequences useful in expression vectorscan form part of the transgenic sequence. This includes intronicsequences and polyadenylation signals, if not already included. Atissue-specific regulatory sequence(s) can be operably linked to thetransgene to direct expression of the transporter protein to particularcells.

Methods for generating transgenic animals via embryo manipulation andmicroinjection, particularly animals such as mice, have becomeconventional in the art and are described, for example, in U.S. Pat.Nos. 4,736,866 and 4,870,009, both by Leder et al., U.S. Pat. No.4,873,191 by Wagner et al. and in Hogan, B., Manipulating the MouseEmbryo, (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.,1986). Similar methods are used for production of other transgenicanimals. A transgenic founder animal can be identified based upon thepresence of the transgene in its genome and/or expression of transgenicmRNA in tissues or cells of the animals. A transgenic founder animal canthen be used to breed additional animals carrying the transgene.Moreover, transgenic animals carrying a transgene can further be bred toother transgenic animals carrying other transgenes. A transgenic animalalso includes animals in which the entire animal or tissues in theanimal have been produced using the homologously recombinant host cellsdescribed herein.

In another embodiment, transgenic non-human animals can be producedwhich contain selected systems that allow for regulated expression ofthe transgene. One example of such a system is the cre/loxP recombinasesystem of bacteriophage P1. For a description of the cre/loxPrecombinase system, see, e.g., Lakso et al. PNAS 89:6232-6236 (1992).Another example of a recombinase system is the FLP recombinase system ofS. cerevisiae (O'Gorman et al. Science 251:1351-1355 (1991). If acre/loxP recombinase system is used to regulate expression of thetransgene, animals containing transgenes encoding both the Crerecombinase and a selected protein is required. Such animals can beprovided through the construction of “double” transgenic animals, e.g.,by mating two transgenic animals, one containing a transgene encoding aselected protein and the other containing a transgene encoding arecombinase.

Clones of the non-human transgenic animals described herein can also beproduced according to the methods described in Wilmut, I. et al. Nature385:810-813 (1997) and PCT International Publication Nos. WO 97/07668and WO 97/07669. In brief, a cell, e.g., a somatic cell, from thetransgenic animal can be isolated and induced to exit the growth cycleand enter G_(o) phase. The quiescent cell can then be fused, e.g.,through the use of electrical pulses, to an enucleated oocyte from ananimal of the same species from which the quiescent cell is isolated.The reconstructed oocyte is then cultured such that it develops tomorula or blastocyst and then transferred to pseudopregnant femalefoster animal. The offspring born of this female foster animal will be aclone of the animal from which the cell, e.g., the somatic cell, isisolated.

Transgenic animals containing recombinant cells that express thepeptides described herein are useful to conduct the assays describedherein in an in vivo context. Accordingly, the various physiologicalfactors that are present in vivo and that could effect ligand binding,transporter protein activation, and signal transduction, may not beevident from in vitro cell-free or cell-based assays. Accordingly, it isuseful to provide non-human transgenic animals to assay in vivotransporter protein function, including ligand interaction, the effectof specific mutant transporter proteins on transporter protein functionand ligand interaction, and the effect of chimeric transporter proteins.It is also possible to assess the effect of null mutations, that ismutations that substantially or completely eliminate one or moretransporter protein functions.

All publications and patents mentioned in the above specification areherein incorporated by reference. Various modifications and variationsof the described method and system of the invention will be apparent tothose skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit ofthe invention. Although the invention has been described in connectionwith specific preferred embodiments, it should be understood that theinvention as claimed should not be unduly limited to such specificembodiments. Indeed, various modifications of the above-described modesfor carrying out the invention which are obvious to those skilled in thefield of molecular biology or related fields are intended to be withinthe scope of the following claims.

                   #             SEQUENCE LISTING<160> NUMBER OF SEQ ID NOS: 4 <210> SEQ ID NO 1 <211> LENGTH: 1811<212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Human <400> SEQUENCE: 1tcagaggtgc ccctcattca aaatgccttt taaagcattt gataccttca aa#gaaaaaat     60tctgaaacct gggaaggaag gagtgaagaa cgccgtggga gattctttgg ga#attttaca    120aagaaaaatc gatgggacaa ctgaggaaga agataacatt gagctgaatg aa#gaaggaag    180gccggtgcag acgtccaggc caagcccccc actctgcgac tgccactgct gc#ggcctccc    240caagcgttac atcattgcta tcatgagtgg gctgggattc tgcatttcct tt#gggatccg    300gtgcaatctt ggagttgcca ttgtggaaat ggtcaacaat agcaccgtat at#gttgatgg    360aaaaccggaa attcagacag cacagtttaa ctgggatcca gaaacagtgg gc#cttatcca    420tggatctttt ttctggggct atattatgac acaaattcca ggtggtttca tt#tcaaacaa    480gtttgctgct aacagggtct ttggagctgc catcttctta acatcgactc tg#aacatgtt    540tattccctct gcagccagag tgcattacgg atgcgtcatg tgtgtcagaa tt#ctgcaagg    600tttagtggag ggtgtgacct acccagcctg ccatgggatg tggagtaagt gg#gcaccacc    660tttggagaga agccgactgg ccacaacctc tttttgtggt tcctatgcag gg#gcagtggt    720tgccatgccc ctggctgggg tgttggtgca gtacattgga tggtcctctg tc#ttttatat    780ttatggcatg tttgggatta tttggtacat gttttggctg ttgcaggcct at#gagtgccc    840agcagctcat ccaacaatat ccaatgagga gaagacctat atagagacaa gc#ataggaga    900gggggccaac gtggttagtc taagtaaatt tagtacccca tggaaaagat tt#ttcacatc    960tttgccggtt tatgcaatca ttgtggcaaa tttttgcaga agctggacct tt#tatttgct   1020cctcataagt cagcctgctt attttgaaga ggtctttgga tttgcaataa gt#aaggtggg   1080tctcttgtca gcagtcccac acatggttat gacaatcgtt gtacctattg ga#ggacaatt   1140ggctgattat ttaagaagca gacaaatttt aaccacaact gctgtcagaa aa#atcatgaa   1200ctgtggaggt tttggcatgg aggcaacctt actcctggtg gttggctttt cg#cataccaa   1260aggggtggct atctcctttc tggtacttgc tgtaggattt agtggcttcg ct#atttcagg   1320ttttaatgtc aaccacctgg acattgcccc acgctatgcc agcattctca tg#gggatctc   1380aaacggagtg ggaaccctct ctggaatggt ctgtcccctc attgtcggtg ca#atgaccag   1440gcacaagacc cgtgaagaat ggcagaatgt gttcctcata gctgccctgg tg#cattacag   1500tggtgtgatc ttctatggga tctttgcttc tggggagaaa caggagtggg ct#gacccaga   1560gaatctctct gaggagaaat gtggaatcat tgaccaggac gaattagctg ag#gagataga   1620actcaaccat gagagttttg cgagtcccaa aaagaagatg tcttatggag cc#acctccca   1680gaattgtgaa gtccagaaga aggaatggaa aggacagaga ggagcgaccc tt#gatgagga   1740agagctgaca tcctaccaga atgaagagag aaacttctca actatatcct aa#tgtctgag   1800 aggcacttct g                #                  #                   #     1811 <210> SEQ ID NO 2 <211> LENGTH: 589<212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Human <400> SEQUENCE: 2Met Pro Phe Lys Ala Phe Asp Thr Phe Lys Gl #u Lys Ile Leu Lys Pro 1               5   #                10   #                15Gly Lys Glu Gly Val Lys Asn Ala Val Gly As #p Ser Leu Gly Ile Leu            20       #            25       #            30Gln Arg Lys Ile Asp Gly Thr Thr Glu Glu Gl #u Asp Asn Ile Glu Leu        35           #        40           #        45Asn Glu Glu Gly Arg Pro Val Gln Thr Ser Ar #g Pro Ser Pro Pro Leu    50               #    55               #    60Cys Asp Cys His Cys Cys Gly Leu Pro Lys Ar #g Tyr Ile Ile Ala Ile65                   #70                   #75                   #80Met Ser Gly Leu Gly Phe Cys Ile Ser Phe Gl #y Ile Arg Cys Asn Leu                85   #                90   #                95Gly Val Ala Ile Val Glu Met Val Asn Asn Se #r Thr Val Tyr Val Asp            100       #           105       #           110Gly Lys Pro Glu Ile Gln Thr Ala Gln Phe As #n Trp Asp Pro Glu Thr        115           #       120           #       125Val Gly Leu Ile His Gly Ser Phe Phe Trp Gl #y Tyr Ile Met Thr Gln    130               #   135               #   140Ile Pro Gly Gly Phe Ile Ser Asn Lys Phe Al #a Ala Asn Arg Val Phe145                 1 #50                 1 #55                 1 #60Gly Ala Ala Ile Phe Leu Thr Ser Thr Leu As #n Met Phe Ile Pro Ser                165   #               170   #               175Ala Ala Arg Val His Tyr Gly Cys Val Met Cy #s Val Arg Ile Leu Gln            180       #           185       #           190Gly Leu Val Glu Gly Val Thr Tyr Pro Ala Cy #s His Gly Met Trp Ser        195           #       200           #       205Lys Trp Ala Pro Pro Leu Glu Arg Ser Arg Le #u Ala Thr Thr Ser Phe    210               #   215               #   220Cys Gly Ser Tyr Ala Gly Ala Val Val Ala Me #t Pro Leu Ala Gly Val225                 2 #30                 2 #35                 2 #40Leu Val Gln Tyr Ile Gly Trp Ser Ser Val Ph #e Tyr Ile Tyr Gly Met                245   #               250   #               255Phe Gly Ile Ile Trp Tyr Met Phe Trp Leu Le #u Gln Ala Tyr Glu Cys            260       #           265       #           270Pro Ala Ala His Pro Thr Ile Ser Asn Glu Gl #u Lys Thr Tyr Ile Glu        275           #       280           #       285Thr Ser Ile Gly Glu Gly Ala Asn Val Val Se #r Leu Ser Lys Phe Ser    290               #   295               #   300Thr Pro Trp Lys Arg Phe Phe Thr Ser Leu Pr #o Val Tyr Ala Ile Ile305                 3 #10                 3 #15                 3 #20Val Ala Asn Phe Cys Arg Ser Trp Thr Phe Ty #r Leu Leu Leu Ile Ser                325   #               330   #               335Gln Pro Ala Tyr Phe Glu Glu Val Phe Gly Ph #e Ala Ile Ser Lys Val            340       #           345       #           350Gly Leu Leu Ser Ala Val Pro His Met Val Me #t Thr Ile Val Val Pro        355           #       360           #       365Ile Gly Gly Gln Leu Ala Asp Tyr Leu Arg Se #r Arg Gln Ile Leu Thr    370               #   375               #   380Thr Thr Ala Val Arg Lys Ile Met Asn Cys Gl #y Gly Phe Gly Met Glu385                 3 #90                 3 #95                 4 #00Ala Thr Leu Leu Leu Val Val Gly Phe Ser Hi #s Thr Lys Gly Val Ala                405   #               410   #               415Ile Ser Phe Leu Val Leu Ala Val Gly Phe Se #r Gly Phe Ala Ile Ser            420       #           425       #           430Gly Phe Asn Val Asn His Leu Asp Ile Ala Pr #o Arg Tyr Ala Ser Ile        435           #       440           #       445Leu Met Gly Ile Ser Asn Gly Val Gly Thr Le #u Ser Gly Met Val Cys    450               #   455               #   460Pro Leu Ile Val Gly Ala Met Thr Arg His Ly #s Thr Arg Glu Glu Trp465                 4 #70                 4 #75                 4 #80Gln Asn Val Phe Leu Ile Ala Ala Leu Val Hi #s Tyr Ser Gly Val Ile                485   #               490   #               495Phe Tyr Gly Val Phe Ala Ser Gly Glu Lys Gl #n Glu Trp Ala Asp Pro            500       #           505       #           510Glu Asn Leu Ser Glu Glu Lys Cys Gly Ile Il #e Asp Gln Asp Glu Leu        515           #       520           #       525Ala Glu Glu Ile Glu Leu Asn His Glu Ser Ph #e Ala Ser Pro Lys Lys    530               #   535               #   540Lys Met Ser Tyr Gly Ala Thr Ser Gln Asn Cy #s Glu Val Gln Lys Lys545                 5 #50                 5 #55                 5 #60Glu Trp Lys Gly Gln Arg Gly Ala Thr Leu As #p Glu Glu Glu Leu Thr                565   #               570   #               575Ser Tyr Gln Asn Glu Glu Arg Asn Phe Ser Th #r Ile Ser            580       #           585 <210> SEQ ID NO 3<211> LENGTH: 66804 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Human<400> SEQUENCE: 3aacctctttt tgtctgagtt tcctgccagt aaaattgggg aaaataagaa gt#tatttacc     60acagagtctt gctgggaaga ttgtggtgat acttaaagag tgcttaacac ag#agccagga    120ccctagaaag aactcaaaag atattagcaa tatttagcct accaaggatt ca#gcacggac    180ttagttgaac ttaattcaaa ttttggataa tttggacagt ggcttgcaga gg#atattgac    240tggtcttgtg gaaatgactc ctggggagcc tgagagccta tagcctatga tt#tgtcagtc    300gcatgcagac tggaggattg gaacacagga gcctcaaaga tgaagagttt tt#tttccacc    360gcagcagcat ttacagaggc gtcatcctgc tgcccataaa tgtggccaca ac#ttgcagcg    420tttcagcccc agttcaacaa gtatttaggt aacgcccact ccctgccagg ct#ctgctagg    480gcagaggaca ggtgatttgg aggcacagag gagggacatc tcaccttgcc ca#tgcagttt    540tctagaggat tgatatctta gcatgacctt agaaccccta gaagttaccc ag#ttgaaggg    600gtgcagagag ttacccaggc agagggcata gcttgagtaa agcccagagg ca#atagggag    660cttgctgagt tcagtgaaat gaggatgtgg aaagcagagt gacaagaaga aa#gacttagg    720gtcccaggga aaggccttgt gtgccatgat aaagaattgt attgtaaata gt#gctgcaat    780aaacatacgt gtggatgtgt ctttgtagta gaatgattag aatacatgga ta#cagagagg    840ggaacatcac acaccggagc tggtcagggg ttggggggca aggagaggga ga#gcattagg    900acaaatacct aatgcatgtg gggcttaaaa cctagatgat gggttgatag gt#gcagcaaa    960ccaccatggc acatgtatac ctatgtaaca aacctgcatg ttctgcacat gt#atcctgga   1020acttaaagta aaaaaaaaaa agtccatcta gagggagaaa aggggaaaaa ac#aaaaataa   1080ttttatttat cctgaggaca atgaggagtc agtggagagt tctaagcagg tt#ctagatat   1140cttccggctc agaaatcttc aattagatgg tcccaaatgg catctacgta tc#atactttg   1200agagagcctg ctctgttgat taggagcaaa taaatgtcct cctggatgta tg#tggcctgg   1260gttttgcatt tgggctactc aaatgcaagt tcctcgtggg accacatcca tg#ctagtggc   1320tggctgaaaa acggcttcat gactctcatg aggggaataa aaggcatgga gt#ggtggctg   1380tgagcctgtc tgcagggcca gacctcagaa aagcaaaggg ctgtaaatgt tt#cataaatt   1440tctctctggg tgcctgctct ggctgagagc ccattcataa gcccaggcgg ct#gaggggca   1500ggtattgtgc cggttactat agcatcacct tggaaagtct cacttggtga ga#gcggcagg   1560cgagctgggg tggggcagga gggggacgcg gctggctgga ggggctggag ct#aggccacg   1620gatactgctg ctggtctcag gactcctggt ggtccggagc tcatgttagc gt#ccccagct   1680gcagcccagg gagggagaga ggctgcgctc agtctgagag tggctgcctg ag#acagctgc   1740cacaggctgc tgcagagcgt gcagcttttg caagggactg aattcccagc ca#gacacccc   1800ttggactctt ttttggaggg gtggggagca gagagaggag ggagttgtct ta#tcttggaa   1860gatccgagct gggtttcatc tcctttttga ttttgagtag ttccctccac ga#gaactgac   1920ttccaggtgt tcaccaaggg aaacaaggtg gttctcacac tggaaatgag ga#aggatgac   1980agtttttgag actgactgtt aacggctcag aggtgcccct cattcaaaat gc#cttttaaa   2040gcatttgata ccttcaaaga aaaaattctg aaacctggga aggaaggagt ga#agaacgcc   2100gtgggagatt ctttgggaat tttacaaagg taaagtttga atgcgaactt ta#gttccttt   2160ctgagtagct tcgtattgcc aatgtgtgag agacttggta tcacgttttt aa#aaccacac   2220tttaatgagg agaggatggg tcagattaga tccttctgga gccccttcta gc#tccagtag   2280tctatgcctg gaggaaaaac agatgcatga atagtattgg gttgtattag ga#aaagatca   2340agacaaatat gctgtttata tagctggatt agcactttct ggagatgatg at#attgcata   2400tggtatgttt ggcattgaat tagaaaatat ttagggagat aatattttat gt#taactcat   2460tagtaatgac aaatatgcct tgaactgaaa taatttttat gtttttcact ga#atccacta   2520taaatgaaaa ttaaatattt gcaattttta gcttatttaa taaaatacat aa#agtggttc   2580ctgattgtat agtttgcaaa gagaaggata gttacacatt aatttgaagg aa#gtaactta   2640aaaaatgtct ttgaagcaga aaatctcaca taattgcagt gggaaaatgt ta#agtactat   2700cactgaattg aatgagattt tagtccaaac caaaaagtaa atatttttta aa#gtaaaata   2760tattaatgga aggagagttt gctataaatg attgaattaa tgtgacagtt ta#atttatga   2820atttttatag acatagtaaa tgccttctca aattatataa atgatttcat aa#gtggtcct   2880tatgtgcaag gtaaaatgac tgctttatct ctctgatata aataaatgtg aa#aaataact   2940ttgatacact ttttatttgt ttggatgatt atttctaatc ctggtgagtg aa#aatgccat   3000ctggtgtgtc cttttaactt ttctattatc tcttaaattt aaaaactttt tc#atttaaat   3060gactatttcc aggcaatctg agattcatcc catttcttgt gttttaaaac ac#atatgctc   3120ctgtcagtgt taaattttcc catggtatca ctgttaatat taactttcct aa#taagaaaa   3180aagagttgga caccttatta ttttagtaat tagaaacaaa aaagcttcaa tc#agacctac   3240actgaattag catgtctaga tgaaaaccta gctcagtgac agcagcataa ac#cagccaaa   3300tatagaaaaa attacaataa catttttttc agagtgtttt atccttccgt tg#agcactcc   3360ccaggtaacg tcttattgtg ttggcgttca tttgattaga aacgcaaaaa ta#atttttgc   3420ataataagca cgatagctta attggcttat tcaagtaatg acaaaggaat ct#ggcaaagt   3480caagaataaa aaccataggc cgggcgcagt ggctcacgcc tgtaatccca gc#actttggg   3540aggcggaagt gggaggatcg cttgaggcca gaagttcgag actagcctgg gg#aacataga   3600gagaccatgt ctctacagaa atacaaaaaa ttagccagca tgatggtgca tg#cctgtcat   3660ctcagcttcc caagaagtgg gagtattgct tgagcccaga cattcaaggt tg#cagcgagc   3720caagattgcg tctctgcact ccagctaggg tgacagagtc agactctgtc tc#aaaaaata   3780aaaaaataaa ataaatttaa aaacctatga cgttgggcca tagtcaccat ta#taaacagc   3840aaactctgcc ttcatttata aaatatttga tataaaaata cttaggaatt tt#cttttcaa   3900ccttaagttt aattgctttt tgtgaaattt gattgctttt ttcaatagga at#tattgatc   3960gaagagccgg ttttgctatg tttgattgga ggagctacat ggagatcttt tt#gtttacaa   4020aattgatttg cttagggata taacaaaatt ggcgattttc caaattgtgt ga#cctcaacc   4080agaaattggg ctatgtgtct aggactgttt gaatagtttc ctcagaacaa ta#gaaaaaca   4140gctagcacag tactagggac agagaatgca ctaaacaaat gctagatatt gt#catggttg   4200tcctaattgt agaatggctt tagaaaaaat aaagccaagg tcaaatccct tt#tttcagtg   4260atctatagag agaaattatt ggcagaagaa acgaaaacag acattgcttg ag#cggtgatc   4320caagttgatc ctcagttcta gtgaggaatt atcaagacca gctctgccac gt#gtttggca   4380ttaatcacag gtgtataagg taattgtatg taaatgaccc tgcccagagc ct#ggcacata   4440ctgggcattt ccctctcatt tcactgcttt tcacgtaaaa ccagttgaca ga#atcccatg   4500taaaaaaatc acaaagaact gttttctgtt ttgtaggagc ttttggaagc ta#gaagcccc   4560tacattgtaa cttagaaggc aatgtaaatc acagctgtct aataatgttt ga#ggctgagg   4620tcatcatcta aatggaattc ttgagatgct ttttaatcac agtgttcctc ac#agtcaggg   4680gagtggcaat tgcacaggga agcatttgag agttcgcaca caggcttgat ta#cagtcagg   4740catgattagc tttcctggaa aacagtcatt gataagaagc agctgagcaa tt#aatcagct   4800aaaggtaaaa taatatttta gaagtgcagg aagaaagaag atgcactcat tt#atagttta   4860gtattgaatt atatagatga catagaaagc attaaacttg gaaactaatg tc#cagaaagt   4920gacatgcaga tttgttcaat ttaaattaca atttatgtgt cctttaattg tt#catgtcta   4980aaaaacataa cagtgacaaa acagtatctt tcagacactg taaactcatt ta#attctatt   5040aaaatcccca tgaagagggg attactataa ttacaacttt tctttttttt gg#gatagggt   5100ctcactctgt tgcctaggct ggagtgcagt gatgtgatca tagctcactg ca#gcctcaaa   5160ctcctggcct caagccatac tgcctccttg gcctcccaaa gtgctaggat ta#caggcatg   5220agccacagca tctagcaata attttacaga tgagaaaact gaggcacaga ga#ggttaagt   5280agcttgccca aggtcacaca gctataaatg gaagagctag gtttcaaacc ag#atgttcta   5340tgcccatcat tcttaatcac tacattatgt tacccctgta atcaagtgtc tt#tcctcttc   5400ccactcactg tcttgatatt gggccactta tttaggttta gggaggtcta ct#tggactgc   5460aatgtagcca gcaacttctg gatctgctgt caagtgtggg ctattctcct aa#tcagttgc   5520atctttattg aaggctttct ccaagggagg cttaagggga gtctggtctc ct#tacaagta   5580tgtctatctt ccctttaaat gaaactagtc cctgcatcgt gtctgtcttc ag#cattcagg   5640agtgtgccag atatgcactt cctgctccat caacaaaggt gagtgtgtta aa#gcttgctc   5700tgagatcagg tgatcctggg ttccaactgc tgcaacatcc tttacttccc tg#cctgcatg   5760acctcaggca acttggctgc aatggggtga ctctaggaaa ccaagtcaga tc#acatctca   5820cccctgctca aaactacctc actcagagtt aaagccagtg ccctttcaat gg#ccttcaag   5880gacctctgtg atctaggact tttggaaggc tctctgagtt catctgtgac at#tttcctgc   5940ctcactctac tctggattca cgggcctcct ggctcttatt agaactcccc ca#gattcact   6000cctgtcccgg ctttcgccct gtttcttttg cttaaatgct ttcctcccag at#agcctgat   6060ggctcattcc ctcgctttct tcaagtatgt gctcaaagat ccccactttc ct#ggccattc   6120tatttaaaca tgaagctcac ctgccctcct cctcctgccc tcttctctgt cc#ctctttcc   6180tgctttactt cacctctgtc ttaggtaggt tccctaaaaa gcacagcctg ag#acagggat   6240ttgggtgagc ctagaatgtg atttaatgag ctcttcctga aaaaactggg ag#ggagtaaa   6300acaagaaggg aaaggagagg ctgggtgtgg tggctcacgc ctataatcct ag#cattttgg   6360gagtccgagg caggcagatt gcctgagctc aggagtttga gaccagcctg gg#caacatgg   6420tgaaacctgt ctctactaaa agacaaaaaa tgagccaggc atagaggcat gt#gcctatag   6480tcgtagctac tcaggaggct gaggcaggag aattgcttga atccgggagg ca#gaggttgc   6540agtgagccga gatcacacca ctgcactcca gcctggacga cagagggaga ct#ccatctcc   6600aaaaaaaaca aaacaaaaaa aaacagaaag gagaaagagc caagcaagga tg#catgctca   6660caatgcccag tggccagatc caaaggggaa ggctctggag cacaagcgat gt#gctgagtc   6720cttcctttgg ggcaagtggg gcagcctttt atatctctgc ctcagtcagt ca#tcagctct   6780gggctgatgg gggtgggtga ggggtttatt tggaggccac tgagcagtgg ga#agttctcc   6840agggttcctc atgccaggac tagaagccca ggcaaggagt caccatggtg gc#aagggtca   6900tgggtcctga tcctcaggag gaaccagaac tgtcacctca tcacgggagc ag#gaagagat   6960gtgtttggca ctgaggtggt ccactcggac atctcctgat actgcctggg ct#agttttat   7020ttattttttt attttaattt ttaaaataat agagatgggg gtctcaccat gt#tgattagg   7080ctggtcttaa actcctgggc tcaggagatc ttcctgcctt ggcctcccaa gt#gctagaat   7140tacaggcatg agccaccgca ccctgcctag ttttaactgc aaatgggaaa at#acagcaac   7200cgtgacctgc tagcagctct ggaagtagaa gtgtgcttgc ccatcaaggg ga#actgggga   7260gtgtgctatg gtgtctatga cagcccaccc actgcaccgc tcagatcaac tt#gcttctca   7320catgaagttc actccatcca ggtacagctt ctccaagact ctatggttgt aa#ttcctgag   7380gagccttcca aagaagagtt attaagacag actccaggcc ccactgtgat ga#ctggtccc   7440tcctctccac ccctttttga tttccctcac ttctgtttgc ttgtctgatg gg#ttgcccca   7500gatcttcatc cctgagaggt ctaaatccct ggttaacata acctcaccag gt#catggttg   7560ctgtatttgc ccactgacag ttaaaaacta gccaaggcag tatcaggaga tg#tcccagca   7620gatcatctgg gtgccaaaca tatttcttcc tgctcccatg atgaagcgac ag#ttctgatt   7680cctcctgaag attaggatcc atgaccctta tcactgtagt gacttcttac ca#tgtcttct   7740ggtcttggca cgaggacccc aaagtgactg agcagcagtc gtaaccatat gt#tgactagg   7800atttccattg tgttcctaaa tggaagaatt cttccttgtg aatcgggatt tc#tagctcct   7860cagagcctaa gctgaagaga tgagatattc ctcaggtggg ttactgggaa tg#atggcgag   7920tggggccact ccttctctca tgccttgttt ctttgacctg tgtgttctgc cc#actgggca   7980cacagcacca tatcataact gttgggtttt ttgtttgttt gtttgggatg ga#gtcccact   8040ctgtcgccca ggctggatgc agcggcttga tctcagctca ctgcaacctc tg#cctcctgg   8100gttcaagcaa ttctcctgcc tcagcctcct gaatagtggg attacgggca cc#caccacca   8160tgcccggcta attttgtatt tttagtagag atggggtttc ggtatgttgg tc#aggctggt   8220ttcaaacacc tgacttcaaa tgatccaccc gccttggcct cccaaaatgc tg#gcgttaca   8280ggtgcataac tgttgattta tggaatatac tgcatcctgg aagatagcac ct#taccctcc   8340cagggtttca tctccaagct gatgtcgcag ctgcatcttt aagaagcttc tt#cagaggcc   8400aggtgccatg gctcacacct gtaatcccag cactttggga ggccaacgca ga#tggatcat   8460ttgaggtcag gagttggaga ccagcctggt caacatggtg aaacatatat tt#tctactaa   8520aaatacaaaa aattgccagg cgtggtggtg ggcacctgta atcccaacta ct#caggaggc   8580tgaggcagga gaattgcttg attaaaccca agggggaaga ggttgcagtg ag#ctgagata   8640gagccactgc actccagcct gggtgataga acaagattcc atctcaaaaa aa#aaaaaaaa   8700aaaaaaagct tctttagctc tggcaggctg tcagcttctg gatggtgtgg ta#tatggtgg   8760ggcttgtgca tcccattgtc atgtgcccac tgctatgcca tcttcaccat aa#attgggtg   8820ttttggtctg aaaaaatgtg atgtgagatc ccatgttgag aaatcagaca ct#gaatcctc   8880agatagtgat gttggctgag acttgtagtc tgaataggca aactcataca tg#gaatattt   8940caaccccagt caggatgaat tgctaccctt tccaggatgg aaggggtctg tt#acaaacaa   9000cttctgacca agagactggt ttgtcccctc aggaattgtg ccatctcagg gg#ctcagcat   9060tagtcttgtt gctgaccgca gcaggagcta gctcagtcct ggtgagtggg ag#ctccgaca   9120tagcctccat ccctgctgcc atggttactc tgttcataag tgcactgctc ta#gcactggg   9180tggctgagga cggaagctag ctgacatcaa ctggccaagt cagcctgcct at#cgtctgtt   9240ttgtgcctct tccaagtggc atgtgataat gtgcaatcag gagagctcat ac#taggcatc   9300cactcataga ttgatccaca tctcttcccc agatcttttt cccagtcctc ca#atattgct   9360ttaaatgtcc cctgacctcc agtgaggtca ttcaccactg cctatgagtc ca#tgtatatc   9420cttacctttg aatgtttctc ttttcataca aaatgtgtgg ccaggagact gc#tcaaaact   9480ctgcctattg ggaggctttc cccctcactg tccttcaggg ccatccctgg gt#gggctgaa   9540gtatagcagc agtccatttg caacatgctc taacatacca aattgaccag ct#ctggacca   9600aactaagttt tttttcctcc tgtaatttgt tcacaggtgt gagctcatgg ag#aggcattg   9660gtatagtaga tataggtcag gtggaaaact ggcccctctg acatgggatt ac#ttgtgtcc   9720tgtggccctg ctggtgttag attccagatg gaccacttcc gtcttatgat gg#acagttgg   9780acttctcagg tctgatagaa cctagctcct gatgggtcgt tttggctgca tg#gtctcttg   9840atattccatg gtcagatgct gtgtctccac caggactcag taacatgcca tg#agatgttt   9900tttgtctgtt gtatatttct ctactataga tgacaaggcc ttgtcccaga at#cctaaggc   9960tctatgctat atttctccta ttgagttttg ccagaaacct catatagtgt ct#tttcctat  10020tcagatgact ttagtaccaa gggtatgctg gagaatacag ccctagtggc aa#gatcaccc  10080ttattgcagc ctagacttgc tacagaacat tttcttgttt ttggatttca tt#aaaaacca  10140gcagcctttt atgtcatgga ataagtgggt tagaacaata ttcccaagtg tt#gaatacac  10200tgcctcaaaa acccaaagag gtctgccaac cattgtgctt cttccttagt gg#caggaagt  10260tcaaagcaca ataacttttc cttcactttg aagggaatgt tctggaatgt ct#caaacact  10320agactcctgt gaacttcgcc cacgtgatgg acctgtgatc tttgtagcaa tt#atttctgg  10380agcacacatg tcttactgag gcatccagag tacttgtcaa ttcttgctcc tg#aggtctaa  10440ataacataat gtcatctatt ggtcataata gatcaatgtg atgttctgca gc#aggtccag  10500aaggtctctc tgactatatt atgagagaga acaatccacg gatatatact gt#cattcatc  10560tcatgtcatt gtgaatttct tagcctcctt tctaatggat atggaaagaa tg#caccagat  10620caagacaggc aagctatgta catgagttaa gagtgtggta gttccctgtc at#ccaccgtg  10680atcccttctt tttttttttt tttttttttt cagggggtag gctggtgaat ta#ccttggga  10740tccaatgggg gctaccaccc ctgcatcctt taaatctctg aaggtgcaat aa#tctctgtc  10800attctgcata atataatact gtttttgatt tatcttctta cacagggatg ac#agttttaa  10860ggacttccat ttgacttttt tctattacaa tagcttttat tctacaagtc aa#ggaaccac  10920ggaaagcgtt ttccaaatgc taggtgtctc tcttccaatt atacatgtgg ga#attataca  10980tgggggaatg accactggat gggtccatgg acatgaactc actatgagac ga#tcctgtgc  11040caggactcca cttattacct gacccttata agccccactc taatggagga ag#aatagtgc  11100tataaatctc tgagtatcaa catcaatttg cccctttatc caaaagtctg ca#aaagatag  11160aggtatttct ctttcttcag tgtatgttta cccaaattaa tggtggtaga gt#cctttggg  11220gaaggactgt gggcatcatg actgcatttc cttctgtggt gttgcaggtt cc#ttagtcac  11280ggaaccttcg gtcttctcct tcagtctttg gattctggcc tagaaactgg gc#aagagagt  11340gtgactttcc actggggtgg ccagcctcag cctactgccc attcatcagc tc#tttatctt  11400ttctggtttt atgtatatga agcaataccc ttattggctg cccattttat tt#ttgttcct  11460tggagcacca tgttctgtga gtcatctctg agattcctat gggctgattc cc#taactgta  11520gttctgaatt ttctgccctt acctatgatg gttaagtgct cccaatcatc cc#aattgcca  11580ctggttctgg agcagcacct tctactgtga gcctcagcca gaagaggaca gc#agcttctg  11640agcatcagtg gtgcctgtgg ccccatcacc actgcattcc ttattatctt aa#gagcagga  11700gtattcctca ggcctcctga gaaatatagt tcgtttgtgg gttttctggt ct#tatataga  11760aaatccattc ctgcatagtc atttatttga ggcttttgat ctttctttat aa#tctgctgt  11820aacagttccc aacatttctc atttttaaag aaaataagtt aaagagagac ct#tttaattg  11880atcaagagtg tgatcaacat taaagatata acaattatgg aattcttata tt#ccaaataa  11940tagagatcaa aactttactt aaaggaatag aagatagcca atttaattat ca#gtaattca  12000tcgctatgac tggttcaaat tcagcaattt ttataccagg cattaaaaaa tg#aaataggc  12060ttgtaaatta ggtttatata acaatgaagg aaaagagagg atgtagacct gg#accaacca  12120aaataaggac actcttgtgg ccttaggcat tctctcctgg aatggataat tt#tttattct  12180tttatttatt tatttattta tttgagacag ggtctcactc tgtcacctag gc#tggagtgc  12240agtggcacaa tcatacctca cggcagcctc aacctcccag gctcaagtga tc#ctcccacc  12300tcagcctcct gagtagctga gactacagtt gcgagccacc atgcttggct aa#tttttaaa  12360atattctgta gagacgaagg tctcgctatg ttgcctagaa tggtctcgaa ct#cctgggct  12420caagccatcc tcccacctca gcctgccaaa ttgctgggat tacaggcgtg aa#cccctgtg  12480cccagctttc aagttatttt ttttaaaagt catggtggcc atatcctgta tc#tctgtgta  12540taatgtaata atgactagaa attagtacag aattatattt taaaagtcac ca#ggctactc  12600tggacatatc tattttgttt aagtttccaa gaaccgtatt agcagtttat ca#ggatcatt  12660tctcttaagg cctttgccgg gatgttagac cctgtgtcat gggaccatgc cc#cctttatt  12720agtttcctag ggctgctgta acaaagtacc acaaactagg tagcttaaaa ca#acagaaac  12780ttattctctc acaattctgg agaccagaag tccaaaccca aggtgttggc ag#ggccaagc  12840tcctcctgaa ggctcttaag gaggcctcat gcttgcctct tgctggctgc tg#gtagctgc  12900tgggaatccc aggcgtgcct tggcttgtgg atgcattgct ccaattgctg ca#tttgttgt  12960cacatggtct tctcccctgg tgtctgtgtc tatgatttca aattcccctc tt#cttataag  13020gacaccagtc atgaaatcaa tctattatga cctcatgtta acttgattac at#ctgtgaag  13080actccatttc caaataaggc tacattcaca ggtatcgggg gttagaacat ca#acatatct  13140attttggagg acagaattca atctacctcc catattgatg aactctccct ta#tccaactt  13200tattacccta ctccctccaa atctagtaca ttcaggatcc attcccgggc at#actttcct  13260gcttcttgat gtaaatgttc atcagattct acgactcctg ctcccagtat ct#tttcttag  13320ctcaaaagtg tattttctca tctaaagttt atattctctc cttttacaac tt#ctcccaag  13380tacttttaca acaatcaaat tttctaagtg cttcttaaag gttagtaagg cc#tatagatt  13440caatacctac agagtaaagc aaccatatta tatattttga catagacaca ct#acatatta  13500acacatagaa ataggctcca cttctgcaag gaaatatgtt gtatcattca aa#gttcttag  13560ttgcaatcaa cagaatacac tctagctaaa gtggaatgaa atttcgtaaa ga#atgttaag  13620aattgggctg ggggcaatgg ctcatccctg taatcccagc actttgggag gc#caaggcag  13680ggagaggatc acctgaggtc tggagtttga gaccagcctg gccaacatgg tg#aaatccca  13740tctctactaa aactacaaaa attagccagg catggtggta cgtgcctgta at#cccagcta  13800ctcaggaggc tgaggcagga gaactgcttg aacccaggag gcagacgttg ca#gtgagccg  13860aaatcccacc actgcactcc agcctgggca acagagcaag actccatctc aa#aaccataa  13920attaataaaa aataaaagaa tgttaggaat tgttcagact tcctggaagg at#caggtctg  13980gatgctgtat tctccaggaa aaagcagcag agaacatata ctgctagact gt#tctggata  14040aaacacagct gccaccactg cctgcttcta agtgttgatt atattgatga ct#tgttccag  14100aaattctgcc acagcagtca cagaggagcc agttgcctct gttgcatttg aa#accatctg  14160cactgccatt cccctgcatg ctgtatcctc ttcttgttct gtcccgtatc ta#aatctcat  14220tcaagtgctt tggatttagc agagtccacc tctcatgcct gcattgtagc tg#caagagag  14280cctaggaaaa gtaggtgttt tttttgtttt tgtttttgtt gttttttatt tt#gttttgtt  14340tttgctgctc cagcaagatt caaaatatca agaattcatt aagatattgg ac#agctataa  14400atgatggttg tctgctacat atgtgtgcta ctagtctaat ttttattttt ca#acttttga  14460tacagacatg ggtacaaaac atatttttct aatgtcttga ttttaactac ta#gaaaagta  14520acagtgcaag tataacgtta aatggcaact gagctcacta tggaagtgac aa#tagggagt  14580ggtggggact gtggtaaatt gagagccaat tgtagccatg acagagtgag ag#cttgatta  14640tttcaggtct tcagattttt caaaatgaac aagaaatcca aagttttata tg#tttgcttg  14700tttctgcttt tttgagctat ctcctgatat ttatttattt ttttatttat tt#aatacaat  14760ttttaaaagt agagatgggg gtcttactat gttgcccagg ctggtctcaa ac#tcctggcc  14820tcaagcaatc ctctcacctt ggcctcccaa agttccagga ttacaggtgt ga#gccactgt  14880gctgggcctt ggtttttaaa ctctgtcaat taatctaaat ttatttttta tt#ttttattt  14940tttatttttg agatggagtt ttgctcttgt cacccaggct ggagtgcaaa gg#cacaatct  15000cagctcacta caacctctgc ctcctgggtt caggcgattc tcctgcctca gc#cttctggg  15060tagctgggat tacaggcatg caccaccatg tccagctaat tttgtattta ta#atagagat  15120ggagttttgc catgttggcc aggctggtct tgaactcctg acctcaagtg at#ctgcatgc  15180cttggcctac caaagtgctg gggttacagg catgagccac cgtgcccagc ca#attaatct  15240aaattctaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaag caaagaccca tacacacatt at#accagata  15300aacaaaacat ggctatgggc cacatatggc cattgggctt tcagcttgtc at#ctgtgact  15360taggctttta aagccataga gactatcttt ttttcctctt gttcatctaa tg#atccctgc  15420tgaggtaaga agcagtgagt ctctgcttaa atggggggat aggaaagggt ca#aattacca  15480ggaggaaaca aaaacagcat aggttaatac ctcaaaatct atgaagctgg gc#tgagtgct  15540agggattttt ggttcctgac tttctgaaat tataatctac tggaagaggc aa#atattaat  15600ttaaaaatga gagacataga tactggggga gcattgactg ggctggcgtt gg#ccaggtgc  15660actttattga gctccttttg aatgtggtgt gctgaaatcc atgctgataa ga#tcctattt  15720caaatctcaa actagctctg gggatcgtat tttaaattct ccttcctttc tt#taaaattt  15780accatttatt gattatttat caagtgccag gaattatgct aagcattttg ta#actcggtc  15840tcatttaacg ttcacagtag tcccatcttc ctttcataaa tgagggaact ca#ggttgagg  15900gaagttaggt aatttgctca aggccacata cctaataaat accacagtca gc#attgaacc  15960cagtactgtc tgtctccagg gcatgttctc tgaatcccac tgcaatactc ct#ccagaacc  16020tttaaaaaaa agtctctgta ggtaaagcac tcgccattcg tcaggcgctt tc#tgattagt  16080tcgtgtggca cactggtagc aataggctgg atagcaaatc tcagttgtgt tc#tcccttca  16140ccagctgcag ctggatgatc cttgggcaag ttttttttgt ttgtttgttt tc#ttttcttt  16200tgttttgttt tttaagtcag agttctcact ctgtcaccca ggctggagtg ca#gttcactg  16260caaccgccac ctcccaggtt caagtgattc tcctgcttca gcctcctgag ta#gctgggat  16320tacaggtgct tgccagcaca cccggctaac ttttttgtat ttttagtaga ga#tgggtttt  16380caccatgttg gccaggctgg tcttgaactc tgagctcagg tgatccacct gc#cttggcct  16440tccaaattgt tgggattaca gccgtgagcc accgtgccca gctgggcaag gt#tttaaata  16500ttctgagtgt ctcagtcttc tgagcgtctc agtcttctga gcagtaagat gg#ggatatct  16560cctatttgtc aagactattt tgagaattaa gggagataat atatatttta ta#gaaacctc  16620gtggagtccc tagagtgtag caagtagtca acgtccttca gttaattttc tt#cttccagt  16680agaatagcaa ctcaaggatc gtgtaaaaga caacatgagc taaatgggac ct#tttcagag  16740ggcaaatttg aatgctgtat ttgtttgcta gggctgccac aacaaaatac ta#cagaatgg  16800gtggcttaac aaacagaaat ttattttctc acagttctgg aagctagaag tc#caagatca  16860aggtttgatt tctcctgagg cctttgtcct tggcttgcag atattgcctt ct#tgctatgt  16920cctcagatgg ctttcctcta tgcatatgca tccctggtgt ctctgtgtgt cc#aagtctct  16980ttttatttat gtattttttt gaaacagggt ctcactctgt cacccagcct gg#agtgcagt  17040ggcgagatca tagttcactg cagtgtccaa ctcctgggct taagtgatcc tc#tcccctca  17100gcctcccaag tagctgggac cacaggcatc catgccacca cacctggctc aa#atgtcctc  17160ttcttataag gacattattc atattagatg agggcccacc ctaagggcct ca#tttaacca  17220taattacgtc cttaagcacc tcatcctaaa tatagccaca tttggtggta ct#gggggtta  17280agacttcaac acatgaattt tgggtcacac atttcagttc ataccaaata ca#gtgagcaa  17340gtaaattgat ttaaaaatac tgttttatat atatatttaa ctttagatag gc#tctctcta  17400tattgcccat gctggtctcg aactcctggg ctcaagggat cctcctgcct ca#gcgtccca  17460aactgctagg attgcaggcg tgagccacca cgcccagcca gtaaatggat tt#ttaaaata  17520cgtaaaatta tctgcaagtt ctctcacttt gtgctccaaa tgttgatctt at#tacctatg  17580aaacaaaaca aaacaaaacc ttttccgcaa ttagtgggaa catttgaatt gc#aaagaaat  17640agttctttaa gtgcctaagg actagttagc atatcttagg caattagacc cc#tggggctt  17700ggatgtttgc tggacaactg tgcctgagaa cagagagcag gcacctccct ag#tgtgcaga  17760gggccagcag tctgcagacc gcggctgtct atatttggag aaacaacaat ga#gaatgtca  17820ctctagaaag aatgaagatt ctctgatcta aaagaccaac tgcagtcaag ca#gggaagga  17880aaacgaaatg ggataaatag ctattatgga taattaaagt cctccaactc ct#aagaaatg  17940agttcgtttt tcttctctta ttcttaaata actttctcgt ctcctcccct tt#ttataaag  18000ccttttttct gggcaggatg aatagatcct taaccctgtc tgtaagtgct tc#aagccagg  18060agtgatgtct ggaattgatc caccaattcc attcagttgg acaaggattc at#tgcttcca  18120ggcacgatgc tgaacatgga gaataaagat gagttggaaa tggtcctggg at#cagggaga  18180ccttcattca tatatggaca caaatcagtg actttttttt tttttttttt tt#tttccgag  18240acagagtctc gctctgtcac ccaggctgga gtgcaatggc accatctcgg ct#cactgcaa  18300cctccgcctc ctaggttcaa gagattctcc tgcctcagcc tcccgagtag ct#gggattac  18360aggtgccagc cactatgccc agctgatttt tgtattttta gtagagacgg gg#tttcattc  18420accatgttgg ttaggctggt ctcgaacccc taatttcagg tgatcctctc gc#ctcagcct  18480tccaaagtgc tcagattaca ggcatgagcc actgtgcctg gcccaaatca gt#ggctattt  18540acttagcacc tatgctgctg aatgaaaatg actctaactc catgtgagaa gt#gttctaac  18600agaggaatgt ataaaatgcc aaggaaacac cagggatggc agagacccta ac#gttcaggc  18660aatgtctatt catttattgg tgataatgtg ttagtctttg tagggtcggc tc#atgtatct  18720ctgtgagata aatatttatt gtacagaaga ggatatgtga gattcagaga gg#ccaggtta  18780tttgccccca agtcacacag ctcgcgtatc agtggcagag ctggaaatca aa#tccaggtt  18840atctgactgc ccagaagcct ggtgtgttcc atgatacagg gtgagggggt tc#tgtcttcc  18900tctgtgagct aggctataca agaaatggcc tgctatttga atgcttttaa aa#caaatcaa  18960atctggtcag gcatagtggt tcacacctat aatcccaaca ctctgggaga ct#gagatggg  19020tggattgctt gaggccagaa gttccacacc agcctggcca acacgctgaa ac#cctgtctc  19080tactaaaaat acaaaaatta gccgggcgtg gtggcctacg cctgtaatcc ca#gctactcg  19140ggaggctgag gcacaagaat tgcttgaacc tgggaggcgg aagttgcagt ga#gccaagat  19200tgcgccactg cactccaacc tgggtgacag tgcaagactc cgtctcaaaa aa#ataaataa  19260aacaaaacaa atcaaatctg actctgagcc ccctgcctgg gggaagttag at#ttctgttc  19320attttgatgc tccccttttg ccacagcaat attatgcaaa ggactcacaa ac#aactcagg  19380aggtcctgct aattattgat cctcatttgc tcctgagccc atgatccctt ga#agtggtgg  19440ctcagctgcc actttgggca aagaaaagtg agatcctgtg ctcagacccc tc#cccacagc  19500tcctgatatc ccatctccaa ctggagagct gctgtgaggg gctggcttca gg#tcagccag  19560ctgtaggtcc tgcttcttgt ggagcccaca gctccttctt tcagggcttt cc#ctttgatc  19620gttactttcc ccttctttct ccccatctcc catactgtat gtcttccctc tg#gaaagtct  19680cgggatgtct aagatgacac tgtgcacaca gagggtgctt gtgttggttc ag#gtcttcca  19740agaaagcaga taccaagaca ggactcggca catacgagat atggtctcgc tc#tgttttcc  19800aggctggagt gcagtggcac aatcacagct cactgcagcc tcaaactctt ga#gctcaagt  19860gatcttcctg cctccgcctc ccaaagtact tggattacag gcatgagtta ct#acacctgg  19920ccaagagatt tattgaggga aaatggggaa ggagctggag gaggctgggg ga#gcattcaa  19980actgctacct gtgtaggaga gagggaagga agaaaagcta ggtgggaaga ct#ttcagact  20040atattacaat actgggacat tttggcatgg ccagtgcaga gtcctagagc ca#gtcgctgt  20100cagaggagtc ctgcctctgg caggaaagaa cggcctcaca tccctgcggt gc#tcagttct  20160tggcagaata acagcctgtg agaaagaggc gctgtcccca cgccaaatgg gt#ggttgatt  20220cagagcacag cagctggggc tgtctgcaat taagcagtgc aaagctccac ag#cgctttca  20280gttttcatta gccttcatct aaagcatctg catgtatata gagagcgcta ag#cttatgac  20340tggtgacact ttattaatag caatagtgat agtacttacc acttattaat at#aaagcact  20400ttttacgtac caggcactgc cgtgaatcat ttacatgcat caatcattga ac#aaccctat  20460gagataccca ttacgattag cccagtttag agatagggat tcttatgggc tg#aattgtgt  20520cttcatatgg atctgcccaa attcattatg gtgaaattct aaccctcagt ac#ctcagaat  20580atgagtatat ttggagatag ggtctttaaa aaggtaatta aggttaaatg ag#gtccttac  20640ggtaggccct aatcgaatat gactgatgtc cttatatgaa gaaaaaattg gg#acacacgg  20700atacatagaa ggaagactat gtgaaggcac agggagaaga gagccatctg ca#agccaaaa  20760agaaaggcct cagaagaaac caaggcctgc tgaaacctgg atctcagatt tc#tggctcta  20820gaattgtagg aaaatacatt tctgttgttt aggccaccta gtttgtggtg ct#ttgttaca  20880gcatccctgg aagactagta gaaggtcaag taacttagcc aaagtcacag ag#ctagcaca  20940agggagagat agcactgggc atctctcagt ccagagtcca ttctcttccc ct#gctcttct  21000gagtcatgat ggctgcgcaa ggactacaaa gtaacaggta cagatgacaa ag#tgactcag  21060gaagatcatt gagaaggagc atggcctggt gtgctgggaa cacacaggaa ag#tggtccaa  21120ggaacctaga cagcaaagga gaagggtttc atatcttgcc tctacccact aa#gggctgtg  21180tgaccttggc caatttgttc ttgctttctg aactacagtt gtattttgtg tc#aaatggga  21240gtattagatt tcccatgtct cactgagctg tattaatgat caaataagag aa#ttacatga  21300aagtatctgt agaggagggc agagggagag aactgaattt gcctcataca at#attactgt  21360ggttgttaca tattatcctt gttttagctg ctaggaatat actattatag ta#atgtgtca  21420atattagagc atcagttttc tttcttttct tttctttttt ttgagatgga gt#ctcactct  21480gttacccagg ctggagtgca gcagtgcaat ctcagctcac tgtaacctct gc#ctccaagg  21540ttcaagtgat tctcatgcct cagcctccgg agtagctggg actacaggtg ct#cgccacca  21600tgcctggcta atttttgcat ttttagtaga gacggggttt tgccgtgttg gt#cagtctgg  21660tctcgaactc ctgacctcag gtgatctgcc cacctcagct tctcaaagtg ct#gggattac  21720aggcgtgagc taccacgcca ggcctagagc atcagttttc catcctactt aa#gttacacg  21780tatttggttg ccagaaattc atggagacta ctagggcagc ccattataaa gt#cctatcat  21840ccaactgcct ctcagagcta atggcatcaa tgctaagtct agcatcatag ac#tcattaag  21900tgacggtgag gattaacgta ataaaaatag ctggtatatg ttgcttttta tt#atgtggca  21960agttctgttc taaattacct aagtttgata actcatttat gacaatccta ag#aacaaccc  22020tatgaagaag aaactattat aattcctagc ttacagatga agaaactgaa gt#ccagggag  22080tttaagtaat taggctaaag tcacacagct gagtaagtgg gcgactcaac at#tcaaagta  22140aggtacatga gctcctcagt tggacataga ttggagaagt gaggcatcca ag#atggcttc  22200aagatatata tatatatata tttttttttt tttttttttt ttgagacgga gt#ctcactgt  22260catgaagact ggaatgcaat gccgctatat cagctcactg cagcctccgc ct#cccagatt  22320caagtgattc tcctgcctca gtctcccgag tagctgggac tacaggcgcg tg#ccaccacg  22380gccagctaat ttttgtattt ttagtagaga cggagtttgc catgttggcc ag#gctggtct  22440cgaactcctg acctcaggtg atctacctgc cttggcctcc caaagtgctg gg#attacagg  22500cgtgagccac cgcgcccagc ctgatggctt caagattttt gctggagcaa cc#aaagtagc  22560aaaattgtca ttacttatga tgagaataac ttcaggaatt aatttttttt ta#ggggaagt  22620cagtttggac atgttaagtt taagctgcct tttaggtgtc caaggagatg tc#agataagt  22680ctagttataa agattgggag ctgttagcat atacatggta tctaaagccc ag#agcctgct  22740tagatgtcca gagggcatag acagaaagca agagacccga gaatggagtc ct#aggcattc  22800tagtgtatat aggttgaggt aagaaggaat cagctataag agataaaaca ga#agaattag  22860gaggatgacc aagtgttttc ctggaaaaac ataaaatggc caagaaagag aa#agtggtca  22920attgtatcaa atgctgctgc taggttgatt aaatcagatg aggactgaaa at#gacctttg  22980gactgagcca tgaggagggc attgataacc ttaagtaggg cagttttggg gg#ctcaggtt  23040gggaatacct ggctggagtg ggtccaggag agaacaggag gagaggaatt ga#agacagtc  23100atttctttct taaaaaaagg aaaatgagaa ataggaggat aactgaaaga ga#aaatgtct  23160tttattttag attctaatat gggaggaata aaagcttatt tataggcaac ag#gaatgatc  23220tattatacta gggaggagaa cataatgaat gaagcgtggg ggtggggatt tc#tggagcaa  23280tattcgtgag gggataaaag gggacaagat ctagtgtcca gggaaagggg ct#ggacttag  23340ctagaagcat ggacaactgc atagacccca tcagtataaa tgcaggccgg ca#ggtaggta  23400ggtacattgg tagggaaatg gttaggttct tttccaattg ctttaatgtt ct#ggcacatt  23460tactaagctt ctactctggg ctcaccggtt gaaattcaaa gctccttccc tt#gttctacc  23520attgcttttc actttgattt caataaaacc cacatcatcc agtaattata gc#tgcttgta  23580tatgtgtctt tcttccccat cagcctaaga gctggaagaa ggcagataat at#gtcacgtt  23640gtctattgct ccccaatact tagcccagta cctgagacac agtaggcgct ca#atatatat  23700ctgatgaact gaattgaatc cagtgtattt gtttctctat acttgtgccg ga#aatttgat  23760ttccttgagt cataagaacc tgccaaggtg ccgggggcgg tggctcacgc ct#gtaatccc  23820agcactttgg gaggccaagg tgggcggatc acgaggtcag gagatcgaaa cc#atcctggc  23880caacatgttg aaaccccgtc tctactaaaa atacaaaaat tatctgggtg tg#gtggcgca  23940tggctgtaat cccagctact caggaagttg aggcaggaga attgcttgag ct#agggagtc  24000agagattgca gtgagccgag aatcgtgcca ctgcactcca gcctggcaac ag#accgagat  24060tccgtcccca aaaaaaaaaa aaaaagaacc tgccaaggtt atctttcata tg#aacttgtg  24120ggcaaatgac ttgtgtttta tccaaactat tgggttaacc attatattag ct#atttatca  24180ctgcatttaa tatttatgaa aacttgcaag ctttaattat ttttaaaaag ac#ttggacct  24240taagtgggcc atgacagtat cctcagaaag atgacaataa gtaagaggat ac#aacttcct  24300ttataattga cagatagggt tccgtttgtc caattacttt ttttttaaaa ga#agagataa  24360attcactgta atgaatgtgc cataattgga atctatagag gtctaccatt tg#aataaaag  24420gtgctggatg atcacctcct tagaggaacc atctaaggag aaaaggatat ac#aaccaaat  24480gggtgtgcat tgtgatagaa aatgtccctc tccacctcca cttagtattt ta#ttaagact  24540tagaaaaatt aggccgggca cagtgcctca cacctataat cccagcactt tg#ggaggctg  24600aggcgggcgg atcatctgag tcgggagttt gagaccagcc tgaccaacat gg#agaaaccc  24660cgtctctact gaaaatacaa aaattagcct ggcatggtgg tgcagacctg ta#atcccagc  24720tactcaggag gctgatgtga gagaatcgct tgaacctggg aagcagaggt tg#cggggagc  24780cgagatcgtg ccattgcatt ccagcctggg caacgggcaa caaaagcaaa ac#tccgtctc  24840aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaag acttagaaag gttaaggtca actgtatcag ct#gggtcgag  24900caatgtgaac aaagtctgtc aatgctcttt cagcaggaaa tgcagtatag ca#tattgttt  24960tagacataga ctctggactt gggcctctat cctacctcaa atgacttagt tt#cctcatct  25020ataaaatgac atgatgacac tgtctacctc atggggttgt tataaaattt aa#atgattga  25080ttgaatgttt ataaaagtcc cacacaatac ccagaacatc agtagtttta gc#cactataa  25140cttactttaa taataataat aatatttaat aataataata acttacttta at#aataatag  25200taatacctcc atagtattct actatgggtc ttcctttttg tttttcatct gc#tggtacct  25260tttttctttt tgcttagtat actttctttt tcctttaatc ctggctttta tt#ttctgcct  25320atcctttttc ccatgtagaa aaatcgatgg gacaactgag gaagaagata ac#attgagct  25380gaatgaagaa ggaaggccgg tgcagacgtc caggccaagc cccccactct gc#gactgcca  25440ctgctgcggc ctccccaagc gttacatcat tgctatcatg agtgggctgg ga#ttctgcat  25500ttcctttggg atccggtgca atcttggagt tgccattgtg gaaatggtca ac#aatagcac  25560cgtatatgtt gatggaaaac cggaaattca ggttggtatc agtccatggt gg#aagacttt  25620tctttttgag acagggtctc gctcggtctc ccaggctaga gtacagtggc ac#gatcttgg  25680cttactgcag ccccaacctg ccaggttgaa attaacctcc catctcagca tc#ctcccatt  25740tcagcatctc agataagtag ctcctcccat ctcagcatct cagcatctca gc#atctcagc  25800atctcagatc agtagctgag actacaatcc tgaggaaact gttgactgca gc#tgtgtcaa  25860tactttgctc cttgagagaa agccctgcaa ttccttcagt gatatgacaa aa#atggagag  25920tggctacttg tgctgggcat tgtgcagaat gatggggata gaaaggtgaa tg#acctagac  25980tgagccctgt cctcatggag acaagtaagt gatgacagtt tgagggggta gg#tgccacgt  26040tggaggtaca caggattctt gggctcatag gagagggcac agcccagact tc#cctattgt  26100gaacaaattc ccaaagtgat ggctggacca ggcaaagagg gtgtggtgtg gt#gggaagaa  26160gaatgtttga agaaaaaggt actgtgaagg actgtaagaa agagacagag ag#agagagag  26220agagagagaa cgtacacatg ctatgtaggt atattttagg aactgaaaca gg#agctcatc  26280atcttttctg tgtcatggac tcctggagat gactaatgaa cctttgccaa ag#taatgttt  26340taagttctta aaataaaaca caaaggatga caaaagaagc caattatatt aa#aatataaa  26400taccaaaaca tttaaaaatc acatttgtga catagaaaca tatgggcttc tt#tagtagta  26460catcagtgac aaaatctagt attgggtcta acatttactc tgattttaag tt#ggaatgta  26520tgccattgtt ggaaatagtg gccatgactg taatacgatt tgaacatatt tg#ctatttcc  26580acgtgggaca cagtcatagg tactagtcat atgacggtgg cttgttgcct ac#attcataa  26640tggcagaaaa tgctaaattt tggttaagag tgaaaataaa gatgcatgtt tt#cttcccat  26700ccaagttctc agatgcacag gattccatcc acagactcca ggttgagaac tc#ccagtgat  26760tgggtagagc acgttgaggt ggaggcagcg aagtaaatag ggggctgatc at#ccatagcc  26820tggtaggcat gtagcaaggg gctgcaagca tggaatgatc acatctgtgc tc#cagattgt  26880tcactgcccc attgcagggg gccagattga ggtaagatag gaatggaggc ca#cagggcca  26940gttcagaggc catcatagtt ataagcaagg atacttcgaa gtgacttaaa ta#gtattgtt  27000ttaggaatca ctggaaacat aaaatctggt ttgctgctta aacgatagac ct#agagaagt  27060actgaggtta tggggtaaaa gaaacaaaca aaaatgtctg cccagtggac ac#cccataaa  27120tgcatgtttc atcgtactaa actcacacac tgcaatgact catgcagaaa tc#cgttcatc  27180tgcagagaga catttaatag ttctctggtc cctccctcta tttgaagaaa ca#tttagatc  27240acagtttttt gaactagtgt ctgggaaatc actgcactgc aggctgtgcc at#gaagaagg  27300cagtgcgaga cctggagccc atactgtgct gtgtcttatg agactttcca ag#agggagac  27360gtggtaggca atattttctg gactgacttg atcatagaat gctctctttc at#gccatatc  27420tattagcatc atctggcaca gtctcctgcc aggcactggt ttgagaaaat tt#gatttcaa  27480tctgtcaaaa gaagtcttta gttggtctgc aagctatttg tttttgcttt tt#tcaaacca  27540agagattatt ctgccagagg aaaacagcac catggagatc ctcctaacta gt#ctctattt  27600gatgccacag ccaaatctgt cctaaaagga tatcctgtct tttgtggggt gt#gggggata  27660gaggtagaag ggcatatcat gcgtttttaa aataaagaat gatgtatatt ag#caaggttt  27720cagatgtgta tcacatgcat tctttcagcc ttttgtgagc aagaccagct aa#ttaaaact  27780tgtctgctga ggcccagatc aaaatgagat gctgttttgc atttgtttgt tg#cctgaaaa  27840gatagacctt ggtcaataga gtctgctctg aggcatatgg aaaagacatt tt#gattaacc  27900cgaggaacaa tgctagtgtg cgctctctag tttctacggc tgtgccctct gg#agtcttag  27960agaaactgat taaaatctga aatatggttt aaattttttt cctctggact ca#ggagtagg  28020aatttagtat cagtaactct agtacagctc taatttatag cagattattt ct#cttgtccg  28080cctagaacaa agcttagata tcaagtgagc atgttcaacc aaatgacaaa ta#ctttgcta  28140attgtattaa gaaaggctct gaatggctgg tatgtttgtt tggtttttct gt#tttaaggg  28200aaaaactaga tatttggcac tgagatatct ttaaatcttt atttcaaaag aa#ggagagaa  28260ataagcagta tgaataggta gatctttcaa atatgtggca tatgttctac aa#ggggtatg  28320aagagtgatt ttaactaaag cgtgaacact tttttttttt tttgaaacgg ga#tctctgtt  28380gcccaggctt tagtgaagtg gtgtgatcat agttcaccgc agccttgacc tc#ctgggctt  28440aagtgatcct cccacttcag tttccaagta gctgggtcca caggctcatg cc#accattct  28500tagctaatta aaaaaaattt tttttagaga tgggatcatg ccatgttgcc ca#ggctgatc  28560tcaaacccct ggcctcaagg gatcctcctg ccttggtctc ccaaagtgct gg#gacaagca  28620tgcaccactg tgcctggccc atattttaaa tttaatagtt atgagttaaa ac#atgtgaac  28680tcttagaaaa gtgtttggca tatagtaaga aaataaaatg accgaagttt ga#gaaacttg  28740tgattttgtt ttctcattac tctcaggaaa agtccaaagt tcttcccatg ga#ttgtgggc  28800cctgtaggat tcagagcatg ggctttggaa ctggccagac ctggttttaa tg#agctctgg  28860gaccttgaat aagttgccct tgtgtcctgg tcagagattg ctggttgcga ag#aaatgtgc  28920agtgaaactg gctcgagtta aaaggggatt attggggccc ggcatggtgg ct#catgcctg  28980taatcccagc aatttgggag gccaaggtgg gtggatcacc tgaggtcagg ag#ttctagac  29040tagcctggcc aacatggtga aaccccatct ctactaaaaa atacaaaaaa tt#tggccaga  29100catggtggcg cacacctgta gtaccagcta cttgggaagc tgaggcaaga ga#atcctggc  29160agttggaggt tgtagtgagt cgagatgtgt gagactccat ctaaacaaac aa#acaaacaa  29220acaaaaaatg gtagtgggga ttattgtagg gctgtaagag gatctcgtga aa#gccaaggg  29280cagaaagcag gtctgtggtg tatgtgtgca gtctgcaccc aggacgcaga ag#ccagcctg  29340aggtggggct gaaacccagg ctgtcctcca ccctgaggag ggaagggagt ct#ttatgtaa  29400ttctttctga ggccgcagga caggccctgc cagaagtgct gaatggagct tt#ccctcgtg  29460ggaactagag aagcctttgc taaggtctcc agcttgcttg ccccacagag tc#tttcattg  29520gcttttcttg gagtcagctc cgttttccct ggtccttcat ggactgcttt ct#ttcctctt  29580ccctggcttc tcactgccct ccacagtgga agtgccttga gcctttgtct tg#ctaggaag  29640ctgatttact tggccctgac tctgtgactc cgtgggactt atttgggttc aa#gagtgcac  29700tattgtctaa ctagaatctc tgtgggtttg ggttgctgtc tctctctctc tc#tctgtgtg  29760tgtgtgtgtg tgagagagag agagagagag agaaagagaa agagacagag ac#acagagag  29820agggagaggc tgactggctg agcctagcct atggctttgc tgtcttaaac at#tttttttt  29880tttttttttt ttgagacaga atcttcctct gttgcccagg ctggagtgcg gt#gacatgat  29940ctcagctcac tgcgacctcc acctccccgg ttcaagcgat tctactcctt ag#gctatcaa  30000gtagctggga ttacaggtgc atgccacaac gcccagctaa ttttcgtatt tt#aaaaatag  30060agacgaggtt tcaccatgtt ggccaggctg gtcttgaact cctgacttca gg#tgatctgt  30120ccaccccggc ctcccaaagt gctgggatta caggcgtgag ccaccacacc tg#actggctt  30180ggctgtctct actcaggtgt ccagtcagct gtggtagtca gtcggggaga at#cccatgtt  30240gcgggggaag gtgcaatcct ctcagaagtg tgagcagaca ggaactgaca tt#tctagaag  30300ttccttgcta accctcattg cccttattgt gaaatgggaa taaaaggact gc#tttgaaga  30360tcaaataagc taacctatat taaataccta tattagttcc ctaaggctgc cg#taacatat  30420taccacaaac ttgatggctt aaaacaatag aaatttattc tctcagagct gt#ggagaccg  30480gaagtctaaa tcaaggtgtt ggcagcacct catgccctct gaagactcta gc#agagaatc  30540tttccttgac tcttctagct tctagtggct gcagcagatc ctcggtgtgc ga#caatgtca  30600ctctcatgtc tgcctccatc ttcacgtgga catctttctg cgtgtctcct ct#tttgtctc  30660aaatctccat ctgtctttct cctataagga cacttgtcat tgggtttagg gc#ccagctgg  30720atagtccaga tatctcattt taagattctt gacattttca catcagcaaa ga#cttgtttt  30780ccagataagg tagcatttat aggtcctggg gatttgatgt ggatatcttt tg#ggggccat  30840tttttggcct ttcacaatat ctgacacagt gtttggttta ttatagtgat gg#tccatata  30900cagggccatt tttttaaaaa tttataattt taaaaaattt tattgtgata ag#aatgctta  30960acatgagagc tactgtttta ataaagtttt tagtgtacaa tacattatgg tt#gactctaa  31020gtacaatgtt gaatagcaga tctctagagc gtgttcattt tgcttgactg aa#actttttc  31080ccattaatta gtaactcctc atttccccct cccccagcac ctgacaacca tc#attctact  31140cttcaagtct atgaatttga ctattttagg tatgtcatgt aggtggaatc at#gcagtatt  31200tgtctttctg tgactggctc atttcactga gtgtaatgtc ctccaggttc at#gccagttg  31260ttacatcttg cagaattttc ttctttataa aagatgaata gtattccatt gg#tgtgtata  31320ccacatttcc tttttttttt ttttgagatg gggtcttact ctgtcaccca gg#ctggagtg  31380cagtggcaca atcttggctc actgcaactt ccgcctccca ggttcaagcg at#tctcctgc  31440cccagcctcc tgagtagttg ggattacagg catgtgccac catgccaggc ta#atttttat  31500atttttagta gagacggggt ttcaccacat tggccaggct ggtctcgaac tc#ctgacctc  31560aagtgatcta cccgccttgg gctcccaaag tgctgggatt acaggcatga gc#cactgcgc  31620ccagccacat tttctttatt catctgtcaa cgggcattca ggttttttcc ac#gtcttggc  31680tattgtgaat aatgcttcag tgaacatggg ggtactaata tctttttgga tc#atgatttc  31740aactcttttg gataaatacc cagaagtggg attgctaagt catacattcg tt#ctgttttt  31800aagttttgga ggaacctctg tactgtttcc atggtggctg cacccattcc ca#ccaacagt  31860atataagggc tttattttct cttcatccgc accaacactt cttgtctttt gt#ttttgata  31920atggtcatcc taacaggtat aaagtgacgt cttatggtgg ttttgatttg ca#tttccctg  31980atggttagtg acattgaccg cctcttcatg tagatattgg ccatttattg gt#cttctttg  32040gagaaatgtc tattcaagtc tttagtccac tattatggtt ttaatgggtc tc#aaatgaca  32100atgaaagtca gttctcagca gcctaggggc tcttcttcat gtattatttc tt#tcagagat  32160tgacagaagc actatttccc cagagagaaa ggcatgagaa agggatgttg tg#attgacaa  32220ttagcagctg gttgaagtgg gagttagaga aagggtctag ttctccctct gt#cttggatc  32280ctcaggtaat tctgtggatc tgggcaaaga agtcttgtct ctccttagtg ag#aaaattaa  32340gtctctccaa gcaatagaaa gaatatcgtg ttttggggtt aggcagatga ga#ggttttgt  32400gtcccctttt ccttgcaaat agttgtatga ccttggacaa gtaaactaat ct#ctctaagc  32460cttagtttcc tcatttgcaa ttacctctag gtgttttaaa gattaaagga gg#aaatctgt  32520agaaagcacc ttagtgaaat catattccac ctctgctcaa attttccaat gg#ttttcatt  32580tctctttgtt taaaagccag agttccggtg atgtcttaaa gaacccttca tc#attgtaac  32640ctctcttgca ttaacaccta ttctcttcct cctcattcat taccctccag ct#gtactgac  32700atactgcttt tcctctaaca cgcaagacac aaccctacct tgggtccttt gt#acttgctg  32760tttctctgcc tggaaagctc acatctcaaa tgaccatatg acttgctccc tt#cctttctt  32820taggtcttta cttaaaactc atcttctcag tgaagacttc cctggccgtt ct#atctaaaa  32880tttaccccac cacactgcca tccaacactt catattccct tcccttcttt at#tttttcat  32940cttattgctg gttaccatct aactctgcct gtaattgttt atcacctgct at#ctccactg  33000gcatcttcaa aatggcagga gtcactacag ctgttcactg ctgtacccca gt#gcatagaa  33060ctatgcgtgt tacacaataa acacaaaata cagatttggt gagctgattt ga#attaatga  33120tagctagcta gttccttttt accattgagc ttcaactttc taatccgtaa aa#tgagaaat  33180agagagtata ggccaaagtg gcttggactg tgagctccta gaaggcaaag ac#aatgcttg  33240tttgagtctg tatttacact gtccagcacc taacattgca ttcaggaagc ac#aggacgaa  33300cgttgaacag atgggcggat aaatatgtaa taacttgtga caggaaaata ag#ataagcag  33360tgatgaaaat ttataaaaca tagtatgttg ataattagga accctcttac tc#catatttg  33420cattttgata tcaaaaagct ttacaaagcc attcatttat tcattcattt gg#cgaataca  33480cacttgtacc ttctatgttc ccaggcgttt gatttaggta ctaagactat aa#gtcaaaca  33540ggacatggct gctatcttag agtttcttgg tgccctgtgt gggaaattga ca#tgtggatg  33600tccattcact gaagacagca ctgtgttggt gccatggctg tgggaccaaa gg#tctgtaag  33660acaagcccaa gaaaaaggga ccagttcaat tttcgggatt caggaagttt cc#tctgagga  33720aggaccattt acaatgagtc taaaaagaat gagttacttt acctgggaaa ga#atatgagg  33780aaagggattc cagccctaga gaatcacatt ttcaatggcc taagggttgt gg#aaggttgt  33840gttgttgcta ttgccatcag catagtatca gtaatggctg ctaacattta tt#gagtctac  33900actgtgtgcc agtcactatc ctaatctgtt acatgcaaaa tctctaagca ga#gagataac  33960ctactagaaa tattcatgcc atttatcccc acacatccta tggataggta ga#atgggctt  34020tattgtcctc attaagaaat gagagactta agactctaat tctctttgtg ct#atcacaaa  34080actggcatct gaataatgta gtaaataact tagtagcccc ccaaaacccc at#tttttgtt  34140ttattcacaa gctattttat tttctcctta gcattcattg ctattttgtg tt#ttttctct  34200ctgtgtatat acatatatac acacacatta tatatattat atatatatag ag#agagacac  34260acacacatta gatatatgta tttttagaga caggagcttg ctctgtcact cc#cactggag  34320tgcagtgtgt gtttgtagct taccttaacc ttgaccaact cctgggttcc ag#ggatcctc  34380ccatctcaac ctcctgagta gctaggacta caggcacaca ccaccacacc tg#gctagatt  34440tgtattatta ttattattat tattattatt actattgaga tggagtctct ct#cagtcacc  34500caggctggag tgtagtggtg tgatcttggc tcactacaac ctctgcctct tg#ggttcaag  34560tgattctcct gcctcagcct cccaagtagc tgggattaca ggcgtctgcc ac#cacaccca  34620gctgattttt atatttttag tagagatggg atttcaccat gttggctagg ct#ggtctcaa  34680actcctgacc tcaaatgatc cacccacctc tatctcccaa agtgctggga tt#acaggcgt  34740gagccattgc acctggccta gctggctaga tttttgattt tttgtagaga tg#gggtctcg  34800ccacgttgcc caggctggtc ttgagctcct ggcctcaagt aatcctcttg cc#taggcctt  34860ccaaagcatt gggattacag gtgtgagtca ccatgaccat taatataaat ac#atatatat  34920ttaaatttgt acataatctc ttattacaag gtgaaatcta tgagagcagg ga#cttttgtt  34980tgtttgtttc attttttttt tttgagatgg agtctcactc tgttgcccaa gc#tggaatgc  35040agtggtgcaa tctcagctca ctgcaaattc catctcccag gttcatgcca tt#ctcctgcc  35100tcagcttcct gagtagctgg gagtacaggt gcccgccacc acgcccggct aa#tttttttt  35160gtatttttag tagagatggg gtttcaccgt gttagccagg atggtctgga tc#tcctgacc  35220tcgtgatcca cccgcctcag cctcccaaag tgctgggatt acaggtgtga gc#caccgcac  35280ccggccggtt ttgtttttta agatggggtt tcactctgtt gcccaggctg ga#gtgcattg  35340gcactatctt ggctcactgc agccttgacc tcctgggctc aagccaggag gc#tcaagcca  35400ggctgaggtc ccacctcagc ctcctaaata actgggacta caggcacaca cc#actacgcc  35460tggcccagga cttttgcttg ctgctatccc caagtatgta agatgccctc ca#taagtatg  35520tgttaaataa atgaaaaaag aaagacctca tgaggtaatt attgtgtagg ct#cattggta  35580aaaaatggtt gtcagccttt ttctaacaaa cacaactata tctgatttct ca#tttccaga  35640cagcacagtt taactgggat ccagaaacag tgggccttat ccatggatct tt#tttctggg  35700gctatattat gacacaaatt ccaggtggtt tcatttcaaa caagtttgct gc#taacaggt  35760aagataaatt gatataacat gatacaaacc aatgaaatgt ggctttgtac ct#ataaattc  35820tgcatagctg gctctcaatt tgggggtgca gaatgaaaaa caggagccat ct#ggatagat  35880gcaattcaca gatactgatc ccaaatgacc ctgatcttaa tttattttta tt#tttatttt  35940tgagacggtg tctcactctg tcacccaggc tggagtgcag tggtgtgatc tt#ggctcact  36000gcaacctctg ccccaccccc tcccccaccc cactcggcat tcaagcaact ct#ggttcctc  36060agcctcctga acagttggga ttaaaagtgt gcaccactac acccagctaa ct#tttgtatt  36120tttggtagag acgaggtttc accatgttgg ccaggctgat ctcaaactct tg#acctcaag  36180tgatccaccc gccttagcct cccaaagtac tgggattgca ggcgtgtgag ac#accagcgc  36240ccagtcaaga gtttcttttt atttcgtttt tcatccaatt aaatttacct tg#caactctt  36300caagtgatta tgtggtaaaa agaccaatca actctgagtc aggagaaatg gt#tcctgccc  36360cctaactgga tcactgggtg acctctattg agtcactttc cttccctccc tg#ggcctcag  36420tttcttcatc tgtgaaatga aacattggac tagattgtat ttcagttccc ct#tgaccagt  36480gacattctgt aatcttaggt taatatcacc cagtaccata aaggttttct ca#gatgagtg  36540gtgggggctt gcctctagac tgcaagatgt gtctctaatg tccttgagac tc#tgtagtgg  36600gtgtttgagc aattaaaagt acccaagaac agagtgagct gtctcaagaa gc#agtgagtt  36660ctctgtcacc ggaggtattc aagcagagga ggatggccac ttgggggaga tg#ttgtagaa  36720tgtatcatgt attagaaaag gagtgaacta aatctctcca ggtcgcttcc aa#ttgtattt  36780cccatatgac tttccataaa tggatttcat gaagtgcatt ccatttttaa aa#agtggttt  36840tttttttcaa attctaaagc acaactcatt agatagttgt gaaaacaata ta#atgattta  36900ccaatgagca tttttaaaaa agagagaaat agaagaaaag ataatcaaat ag#aataaaat  36960agaaaatatc tgaatgcatt gcacataagg gtaaatattg gtttttgaga ct#tgtttcag  37020ttacatttgt atgtatgagt atggactggg ttgcaatata aaatatattt tg#tttatggg  37080ttaaggtaaa aaaattggaa gccactacca taagatctaa ataggaataa gc#atatattt  37140atttaggttc ttgtctaatt tatgtctttt atttattgtt agttatctat tg#tattcttt  37200ttaaaaagtg ataaaatatt ggttgctatg gtttcctggg ttaccgctta ca#cctcagcc  37260ttgaaaaaaa atcacacata atctaatttc ccagcacata aaaagagtgg aa#acatcatc  37320aacataagtg agaggggaag aaaatgctgc ttgctctctt ttcccagggc ac#cctgagct  37380ggccaggaaa tgggagctaa gacaggtaca caacctgtct tgtgcttggc tg#gtcccagg  37440acatacaatg cttcttggat agtcagtgtt tctgactctg ggaagcagga aa#caacctca  37500aacatacagt aacagtcaga aaagatcagt cggtggggaa ccaggcagga tg#gtaggtct  37560ctagcaagct tacctgaacc tggccaatct ccaacttttc aggacatcat cc#aggcagga  37620catccctgtg ccaccaaaaa tttgttcata gttggtccag gggccagagc tt#gggaatca  37680aagaagccca agagtctagc ttggggtgca ctagacccta acacatctat tt#ctccaaat  37740tacaggtgcc agccgccatg cctggctaat tttttgtatt tttagtagag at#ggggttca  37800ccatgttggc caggctggtc tcaaactcct gacctcaggt gatccaccca cc#tcagcctc  37860ccaaagtgct gggattacag gtacgatctt tccacaggga tttccacagg ga#tctttcat  37920gaactgttag gtttgtttct ggtgcttagc tgaagtagca catccatcag ca#gacctgcc  37980gaataacaca atgctttggt cccccagggt ctttggagct gccatcttct ta#acatcgac  38040tctgaacatg tttattccct ctgcagccag agtgcattac ggatgcgtca tg#tgtgtcag  38100aattctgcaa ggtttagtgg aggtaggaga tactttcctt acagtttttg at#attgctag  38160agacagcgca gtcctttaga aaattcacct tctgaagaaa atccccttta ct#cagttttt  38220ttctatattt tcttcctttt cctgctgttt ccattctctg gtaatggcta aa#attgcaag  38280aattttaatt aaaatgcctt gtgtgatttt acatttatga acaataaagt ac#ccttgcat  38340aatgatctta gagataatct aacctgaccc tcttcatttt aatagatagt gt#aactgaag  38400cccaaatcta cagttcacat agcagaggct cattccacta aaacaattta ag#tggattca  38460ttaataaatc tgtacatttt caagggtgta gtctgatgca gagatttaat tc#aatgaagg  38520aggcagcatg atatggagcc agaaggtaaa tattttggac tttacaggcc tt#acagtgtc  38580tgttgcatct actcaaccct gctgttatag tgcaaaagca gccagagaca at#atggaaac  38640aaatgggcat ggctacgttc caattaaaca ttttacaaac tgaaatttga ac#ttcatatg  38700attgttgtgt gccattaaat attactcttc ttttgatttt ttttctcacc at#tttaaaat  38760gtaaaaaaga ttcttagctt gtgggctata caaaaacaga tggtgaacca at#tggcccat  38820agtttgccaa ccctcgatat acagcaatgt ttcccaaaca cagtcattca cc#tctgacct  38880tcgccagttt gttatgccca tgtacaactt gtactattat ttgcctattg tt#ttccccta  38940gatcgactca tttaaaacaa aaaacaaaag atacctatta ctctaagcaa ta#ccatcttt  39000gaaatcatgg gtttgatgtg ttagttacat cttttccttt tttttttttt tt#tttttgag  39060atagagtctc gctctgtagc ccaggctgaa gtgcggtggc atgatctcgg cc#cgttgcaa  39120catctgcctc ccaggttcaa gcgattctcc tgcctcagcc tcctgagtag ct#gggactac  39180aggtgccagt taccacaccc ggctaatttt ttgtattttt agtagagatg gg#gttttacc  39240atgttggcca ggctggtctt gaactcctga cctcaggtga tccgcccacc tc#agcctccc  39300aaaatgctgg gattacaggt gttagccacc acacccagcc actagttaca tc#tttttcaa  39360agcatacata tatatagtag aattatatat aaatttaatt atatatagat ta#attataac  39420atatatacta gtgtatatat gtatatataa tatatacata tatagtatat at#ataatata  39480tatagtgtat atatatactg tatcatatat agtgtatgta tataatatac at#acactagt  39540atatatatta taattaaaaa tgtaagttgt tatatcattt caaatccaac tc#tagtccca  39600ctagagggac atatatgaca ctttgggatg tacccgtgta gtggaaagaa ca#cgatatta  39660gcatccatga agactaaatt ttagtcactt aacagccctg agtctcaggt tc#tgtatctt  39720gaaatgagtg gatggaccaa ctgattgtgg aaggctcttc ctacactgat ag#tctatgat  39780aatatgaaat ataaatataa agaccttttc ccccatctcc taccatgctt ac#atgtgaag  39840tgtatttgaa tttcagcatc tgtactgtga gtcaaaatag ctcaatcatg ct#gtttagtg  39900tctgttttag tccatttggg cttctacaga ataccataaa ctaggtaggt ta#taaacaaa  39960agaatttttt tttttttttt tgagacagag tctcactgtg tcaccgaggc tg#gaggcagt  40020ggtgtgatct cagctcactg caacctctgc ctcccaggtt caagcgattc tt#ctgcttca  40080gcctcctgca tagctgggat aacaggcaca tgccactgca cccggctaat tt#ttgtattt  40140ttggtagaga taggattttg ccatgttggc caggctggtc tcgaactcct ga#cttaggtg  40200atccgcccac ctcggcctcc caaactgttg ggattacaag cataagccac tg#tgcctggc  40260cttttttttt tttcagtctc gctctgttgc ccaggctgaa gtgcagtggt gc#aatctcag  40320ctcactgcaa tctctgcctc ctgggttcag gcgattcttg tgcctcagcc tc#ccaagtag  40380ttgggattac aggcatgcac caccatgccc aactagtttt tgtattttta gt#agagatgg  40440ggtttcatca cgttggctag gctggtcttg aactcctggc ttcaagtgat cc#acccacct  40500cggcctctca aagtgctggg actacaggcg tgagccaccg ctcctggcct ag#aaatgtat  40560ttcttacagt tctggaggct gaggagtcaa agatcaaggt gctggcagat cg#gtgacttg  40620ggagagctag cttcctggtt cataaacaac taccttctct ttgtctgccc at#ggcagaac  40680ggatgaggga gctctctgga gtttctttta caaggcacta atctcattca tg#agggctac  40740acccttatta cttagtcact tcccaaaggt ccatctccaa ataccatcac at#tgggaatt  40800aggttttaac ataggaattt ggtggggaca caaacattca acctacaaca gt#gtctgtaa  40860attgggcttt tatattgtag cctgtgtgaa gaagcagcat ccatatttta aa#cacaagca  40920gaaactacag tcaaatcaac taatctattt tcaactcttc tgccagggtg tg#acctaccc  40980agcctgccat gggatgtgga gtaagtgggc accacctttg gagagaagcc ga#ctggccac  41040aacctctttt tgtggtgggt atattagaat cgtaacaaat tttatttatg aa#tgcttttt  41100ttgggttcat gcagtggctc acgcctgtaa tctcagcact ttagggaggc cg#aggcagga  41160ggatccctgg agcccaggag ttcgagatca gcctggacaa tatagtgaca ct#tcgtcttt  41220aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaatta gccgagcatg gaggtgtgtg cctgggatcc ta#gctactag  41280ggaggctgag gcaggaggac tgcttgagcc tgggaggttg aggctgcatt aa#gctatgat  41340ggccacagca ctccagcctg agtgacagag tgagaccttg tatctaaaaa ga#aaaaagaa  41400aaaagaaatg gaatgctttt ttggcttcaa gcaactgaaa accctactaa gg#gccttaaa  41460atgagtctat ttattttata taacagaatt ctaaaggtga gtggtggcta gt#gttggttc  41520tgctgctcaa aaatccatcc agggcctagg catgttctga ctttctactc tg#ctatcctc  41580agacatagct ttttatttac ttctgtgctt attccatctg tccctttcat ca#ggaaaaca  41640aaagctttcc caaagccccc taccaacctt ccactttaat ttctttggcc ct#aactgtat  41700catatgcttt actaaatgca gaggaggcta ggcaagcaga tgcctagctt ca#ccagcctc  41760ttcaggagtg aaggggaagg gagaaagggt tggaagtggt tgttggatta gc#caacaaat  41820gacatttgct aaggacaaaa gtggaaagat gggatcatca agcatcccac gc#ctcttctt  41880tttatatgaa actaaagttc agtgacttgc ccaagatcat ggagctagaa ca#agacctga  41940actgttgatc tggaactttc cttacttcac gctcctacca tgtacacatt gt#catataga  42000aatgtaaatt aatttttgtc attatatccc agataataag aagtagagac ca#tccatctt  42060atctgaaagt aaatgagtag cccccaagta gtatgtgact ttaattcctg ca#tctccaaa  42120cttcaccttg ctgaggttgc catctccaag ctacccctgt gggacaggcc tc#tctaggtg  42180tggctgggtc cctaggaatc aatcaacaac agaacaacaa cagcacatgc cg#ctgccatc  42240aacacagtgg taaatgtgtc gggggaaggg gcccatgaag gtaaaagtac ct#tagaccag  42300ccaggcatgg tggctcacac ctgtaatccc agcactttgg gaggctgagg tg#gaggattg  42360cttgagccta ggagtttgag accaacctgg gcaacatggt gaaaccccat ct#ctaccaaa  42420aatacaaaaa attagctggg tgcggtggct catgtctgtg gtcccagcta ct#caggaggc  42480caaggtggga ggatcgcttg agcccggagg tggaggttgc agtgagccga ga#tcacacca  42540ttgtactcca gcctgggtga cagaggaaga ccccgtctca aaaaaaaaaa aa#agtacctt  42600agaccacaaa agtcacagtg tggcctaggc agtgtgaatt acagcttagg tc#tgtctgat  42660tttcaaacta gcacactttt cctaagatat tcttctttgc taaagggaga aa#gatagctt  42720tctatttatt tctgcatatg ttttaatttt cctcttcctg ctggcctttt ac#ctccttga  42780aataataata aagtaatcct gagaatgtgg tgtgaggtat tcaccgctat gc#ctactttg  42840tgcctcgttg ggaattgcat gctcagctga gatgtcttta catattcagt gt#ctcttgtc  42900cttagaaacc atctccatcc gctcatttgc agtttaagca tctccatccc ta#ctactgtg  42960cttataccaa ctctagaaga ggataagact caccccagct ggccttgtgg ct#tgttagat  43020ccttgacctt actttctttg gatggtttat ttgtaagacc tttcattttg at#ttgccagc  43080aaaatgagca tgactagcag ccactcccca ttcttagtgt gtttttatag cc#ctaaaagg  43140gctgatttaa gaaatggttt gactctcaag gaaagttacc tgatcaagga ca#caggcctc  43200attacatgtc ccagctaagg tgtggccttg gtttcaaaga acagccaaag ga#aaatgtgg  43260aagaaggaaa cccaggcttg gagtgtataa attcttaatc tcaaaagata tt#ggagttag  43320aagggattct agaaaacatc cagtgatatg gtttggctct gtcgccaccc aa#atctcatc  43380ttgtagctcc cataattccc atgtgttatg ggagggacct ggtgggaatt ga#ttgaatca  43440tgggggtggg tctttcccat gcttttctcg tggtagtgaa tgggtctcat ga#gatctgat  43500ggttttaaaa acgggagttt ctctgcacaa gctctctctt tgcttgccgc ca#tccacgta  43560agatgtgact tgctcttcta tgccttccgc catgattgtg aggcctcccc cg#ccacgtgg  43620aactgtgagt ccaattaaac ctctttcttt tgtaaattgc tcacacttgg gt#ttgtcttt  43680atcagcagca tgaaatcaga ctaatacatc cagttacaac ccattgtttt at#agttgagg  43740aaactgaggc tgagggagga aaaaagattt aaattcttac agctagtgag gg#ccgaaccg  43800ggggctcttt ctcaccccca gttctgttct tccttctttg cataccattc aa#caatcatc  43860tgaggcccag gggactgagc tgcagtctgc tccccagggc agtctgggag ca#gctggggg  43920cagctgcagt aagggctgag tgccctgttg tttgctcaag gggctgtgtc ta#ataggaac  43980tgacattgga gaatgtctaa aaggatgagg aagatttttt ctgatagaaa ag#aagggtag  44040tttaggtcac attgtgtatt agtctgtttt cacataacta taaagaacca cc#tgagactg  44100ggtaatttat aaaagaaaga ggtttaatca actcacagtt ctgcatggct gg#ggaggcct  44160caaggaactt acaatcacgg caggaggcaa aaggggaggc aaggcacatc tt#acatggtg  44220gcaggagaga gagagagaga gtgaagggga aggtgccaca cttttaaacc at#cagatctc  44280atgagatctc actcactatc gtaagaacag cacgggggaa atccgccccc at#gacccagt  44340cacctcccac caggttcttc cctcaacaca tggggattac aatttgagat gc#aatttggg  44400tagggacaca gagccaagcc atatcacatt gtaaagtttc cccaatgata ga#atgctttt  44460tactatgtaa ggggaattat taggtgcttt tgagtgaagg aggcatgact ga#atgattaa  44520ataagagtaa gggctttggg gttccacaga cctgggctcc tgtcctgtga ct#tgtcactt  44580ctacctgtgt gacctcaggc aatctgcctc ccctcctcca gcctggcttt ct#ccttataa  44640aatgggggtc atattggtac ttaccttgtc aggttgaagg agagttaaac aa#agtcatag  44700gtacagtata cttagcatgg tactaggcac ccagaaagca ctcagtgcat ct#tagttggt  44760ggggttattc tctacctgcc cctgtcccag gcattctttt gcattaccta aa#ccagactc  44820acccacccca cctcccaggg tatttggcct ggggacaaag gccaccctat ct#ccacgcac  44880agcagaatga gacctgcagc ccattttcaa cacatgcctg gagtgctcac ct#tattggtt  44940tgaggagccc tgagattgtt ttttgagtgt gttgtcattc tgtacatgat aa#tagcggta  45000atagctggca tttgtgtaac ccattatagc ttacaaagca tcttcacata ca#tagtttat  45060ttgaatctca aaacaacccc ttgagatgga tatttcattc ccatcttatc tc#tgaggaaa  45120atgagtctct tgacttcctc gggtgtcatg atgttcagat tccagatctc ag#gctgggcc  45180tttcaccgag ggtcaggctc accttggaaa gatgtgattt aatctatttc tc#tggaagat  45240ccccaacctc ccatttccta aagatcttcc ttagcatcaa attctgggat at#agaatttc  45300ctttcaccac tcactttttc tgaagcaaga gttttttcat tcacagccca gg#gggagttt  45360cagagagtaa cttctccttt cagctaataa ctcccaataa tgggaggtca ca#gggctcat  45420ctttccctac cagacgtcca gaggatagca gaggtcagct cactgcctct ag#tcacaatt  45480atcttgtcta gacaagataa acattcacac acaggtaagc atttgcaagg tt#aagtttta  45540caaagtaaga aatacatgta aaaatgtacc cattcaggag ctgaatggag ac#agcagccc  45600tcttgccatc tggaatttaa ttgttcaccc ctcacctttt tttttttttt tt#tttttgat  45660acagtcactc tgtcacccag gctggagtgc agtggtgaga tcttggctca ct#gcaacctc  45720cgcctcacgg gttcaagcaa ttcccgtgcc tcagccgccc aagtagctgg ga#ttacaggc  45780acgcgccacc atgccaggct aattttttgt atttttagta gagatggggt tt#tgctatgt  45840tgaccaggct ggtcttgaac tcctggcctc aagtgatctg tccacctcag cc#tcccaaag  45900tgttaggatt acaggtgtga gccaccgtgc ctggcaaccc tctccttttt tt#ttttaatc  45960aagactttaa aaatcatgat cttttaaata attcaatgtc cctcatttaa ag#atctggat  46020gagaatcctc ccagtcctcc taagcaaatt ttgtatgttc ctttgcttgc tc#tttttagc  46080ttccaatatt gcgcctggtt gaattttcaa aatttctctt agattttttt ca#tcttctga  46140ttccattctc tcatgtaatt ccaaactgtg atgctggagc aatctttgtc ta#aatcctgt  46200gtggtctctg gatgaagtta aagggcatct tggtgacctt cctctcctgg aa#gccctgtt  46260ctgtggcaca ctgggagttt gcctgtctct gcacggaggc agtctgattc ct#gctcagtt  46320tgattaattc ctgactttac catatgaatt ctaaatgagc tgaaaaggct tg#catgatga  46380ttggtcagat tccctcaatc ttttcttgtt ccaggttcct atgcaggggc ag#tggttgcc  46440atgcccctgg ctggggtgtt ggtgcagtac attggatggt cctctgtctt tt#atatttat  46500ggtgagtgat ttgacttcac aagttcacat gtgactcata gagatggtat tt#tactgcat  46560atgggtttgg ctcagagttc attacatcaa aatagagatt actaaaacaa gt#ttattgta  46620taaatggaat actttatcta tgatttgatt aatatttata ttaaagttga cc#taaaaaaa  46680taagtagaac attgtctttc tttaaatacc agttaacaag aggaacgtca ac#aaaatact  46740tacccctagc tgaacatact gccatttgga aatattgtaa agatcctttt gt#agttcata  46800aatgtgataa ttgggtgttc acgtgcatgt atgagatgtc tgagtccctc aa#accttgtt  46860acaacattgg tacattaccc attttacctg aaaaaaatat atatggtaaa aa#ttgaaaaa  46920tttagaaacg gaagaaaatg agaccatata acccagcctt ttctttttta ac#tgcaggca  46980tgtttgggat tatttggtac atgttttggc tgttgcaggc ctatgagtgc cc#agcagctc  47040atccaacaat atccaatgag gagaagacct atatagagac aagcatagga ga#gggggcca  47100acgtggttag tctaagtgta agtataaaaa gtcagatgaa gacttacctt tt#ttcataag  47160tgattgtgtt gccttcttac agaaaaaatg tcaatatctt tactaaaaat at#catggtat  47220ttttactccc tagaaattta gtaccccatg gaaaagattt ttcacatctt tg#ccggttta  47280tgcaatcatt gtggcaaatt tttgcagaag ctggaccttt tatttgctcc tc#ataagtca  47340gcctgcttat tttgaagagg tctttggatt tgcaataagt aaggtaaaca ca#cagatgct  47400ccaaatattt ttgaacttta aatctcttga ttctacagag aataactttg ta#tgataaaa  47460taattaaatt gctgatcata attcataaca gttctgtgac acctaatagc ct#ggctgtca  47520gacaagttat acattctatg catagtatgc atagctgttt aatttcttct ta#gcaaggat  47580cagagccgta ttaagctgct ttaaagattt atgttgtacc caatcttaga gt#gtttttga  47640agctagctca aggacggcat attaggcaag gataaaaaga tttgagggtg tg#ggttttct  47700ttttttcctg taagctactc agtgagtagc agtaagaacc ttaccattca tt#ttgcagaa  47760caccccttct ccataatggt ggctatagca gtaacaatca ttgcttgcaa tg#ggttagaa  47820agaacctctt tctgccaggc gtggtggctc acgcctataa tcccagcatt tt#gggaagcc  47880aaggctggcg gatcacctga ggttaggacc agcctgacca acatggcaaa ac#cctgcctc  47940tactaaaaat acaaaaatta gctgggcgta gtgatgcaca cctgtgatcc ta#gttactca  48000ggaggctgag acaggagaat cacttgaacc caggaggcag aggttgcagt ga#ggcgagat  48060tgcaccactg cactccagcc tgggcaacag agcaagactc tgtctaaaaa aa#aaaaagaa  48120gaagaaaaaa taaacagaaa aaaaagaaag aacctctttc aatgctccca ga#cattatca  48180tcaagccaat tgtgttttag ggaggaaggg tgtggatagt gaatcatcaa cc#atcatcat  48240aagataaacc tctttcctac aagggaaaga acagcagccg agcaaacaca aa#tgtctgcc  48300tagctacaga tactgtcaga agtgaccatg gaagagctgg cataatcatg aa#atggtggc  48360tgtcatcagt catcagtgct cactgggtgc caagtgcttt atctcccatg tg#ccatgccc  48420tctgtgatga ataaaagtca tcgctgccct caaggagctt ccaatctggt ag#aggacaca  48480gataggtcta aaatcattcg ctcattcatc atttatttat tatgaaattc ag#gcctaccc  48540agctcccaca taattagatg cttaaatttg gtggtggtag gtaggggggc tg#tggagtgg  48600aggtgggcaa gggaattagg gaggcccctc tctcagaaat aatgacaaac tg#cttactgt  48660ttctttccct tccaggtggg tctcttgtca gcagtcccac acatggttat ga#caatcgtt  48720gtacctattg gaggacaatt ggctgattat ttaagaagca gacaaatttt aa#ccacaact  48780gctgtcagaa aaatcatgaa ctgtggaggt actgtggatt tcatagatgg ct#taggcagc  48840ttttgtagaa ttagggtaaa ctgaactgca gagcatatat taagaagtga ca#tttagtca  48900ttggagtgga tcttaaagac ctctaagtct gtccctcagc agacacttga gt#gttgtcca  48960tcacagtgct gccaagaggt catccagctg ggacctttcc atacatcctt cc#acatttat  49020tgtttgctta tgtagtttat tcccttctct gcttaccttt ctacctatcc at#atgttttg  49080gtaagaaaca gaagaaaagt agtctttcct cctagcctat gcttgtgcat gg#gacacaca  49140cacacacaca cacacacaca cacacacaca ccattttctt tcttgatttt at#ttagctcc  49200tgctttatgt tttaattttg taaagacaaa gtgaatgtta ggtgatttcc ca#aaagaggt  49260aggcgaaagt aattgtgaac ccctacaatg ttcatgagtg ctttttaaaa aa#ctcatctt  49320ttttgtttag cttttaaaat taacatttat tgaatgcttt ctgtgccaga ca#ctaagcta  49380aatcttctac atacattatt ttatttaatc ttcataacca ccatgtggag ca#ggtactat  49440tactatatgc aatttgcaat gaggaaacag aggtaaaata aagggacttg ct#caagtagc  49500agatccctgc aaggtatcag gtaggccgga gcctaccgcc aaagctctta gt#ttgcggct  49560acccctctgg aggactagtc aggatgagcg agcaggaggt agaggatagc gc#cacctatg  49620ggcaagagct cacaactgtg atattaagtt gaaagggacg gattgcgtat gc#tctgacag  49680atagctaggt ctggcacatt tagaagtgaa gactataccg agggacacag ga#gcaggcat  49740gatctgatcc catagcattt cgggaagaaa gcctaagagt ctgttggcac ct#gttctccc  49800agttccttga ctgctggtcc caggcaggga tgtgtgggcc tgaccttagc tt#gaactttc  49860ttgtagagga ctgagggtta gcggatatag gcctgctatc tggtgggcag ga#ggtgaagc  49920tctgggacat tgcattcaag tcctctccaa gagagctgta gcagctagaa ta#atgcccat  49980gtcctaatcc tcagaagctg tgaatatgtt tccttacatg tcaaaaggga ct#ttgcaggt  50040gggattaaat tgaggttctt gagatgggag tttatcctgc attatctagg tg#ggcccaat  50100ataatcacaa taatccttat aaaaggagga aggagggtca gagtcagaaa ag#aagatgtg  50160atggtggagg caagagtcag agtgatgcag ccacaaacca aggaatgcaa gc#agacccta  50220gaagctggag aagacaagaa gagattccgc catagcacct ctagaaggaa tg#caactctg  50280taggctgctg ccttgacttt agccctgtac cattttggat ttttggcctc ca#gaactgta  50340caatagtgca gagagtattt tagaggtgac atctaatcat tggaatagat ct#taaagacc  50400cctaagtcta tccctcagca gatacttgat atttgtgttg ttttgagcca ct#gagtttgt  50460ggtaatttat tacagcagca aatgaaaact aacacagcgg taggcagggt gc#agtggctc  50520actcctgcaa tcctagcact ttgggaggtt gaggcgggca gaccacttga gc#tcaggagt  50580tcgaaatcag tcagggcaat agtgagaact tttctctatt aaaaaataaa ac#atttataa  50640aatgaaaact aatacagtag ccaaagcctc acccttctaa tgataaaatt ct#gctccagc  50700tgaacagccc tcacccaagc cctgaacata tctttctgtc tctgactttg cc#cactccct  50760ttctctttcc ctgtgagttc tcaccttcac ctctcaatcc agtcctctct at#acatccag  50820ctcaattctt ctcctcttat gtttccttaa agccatgcca ttctccagtg at#ccctctga  50880atatgtccac atggctagat tggcaactca tcatgtggtg ccttattgca gc#tctctcag  50940gaaaagattt taggcagagg gaatagtatg tgcaatgacc ctggggcagg ca#ggaatgtg  51000gcctgtgtga gaatagaagg aaggggagtc agaatggctg agtgacggga ga#cgggatcg  51060ggatgttttt ctagggtcag atcatggcag gccttgtcgg cgtatgcaga gc#ttgggttt  51120tatttgaagt acattgagat gcagatgatt taaagcacgg aatggatatg at#ctcatttt  51180tttttttttt tgagacagag tctcgctctg ttacccaggc tggagtgcag tg#gtgcaatc  51240tcagctcact gcaacctccg cctcttgggt tcaagtgatt ctcctgcctc ag#cttcctga  51300gtagctggga ttacaggcat gggccaccat gcctggctaa tcttttgtat tt#ttgtagag  51360acagggtttc actatattgg ccaggctggt ctcaaactcc tgacctcaag ta#atccgccc  51420gcctcggcct tccaaagtgc tgggattaca ggcatgagcc acctcgcctg gc#cttgctta  51480tttattttta atctggggaa ttatgcaggg tacaagagta aaagaaggga ga#ccaggtag  51540gaggtgattt cagttgtcct gtctagagaa gatggtggct tagacaaatg ag#gtggcaat  51600ggagatggag agaggggggt caatttctaa attctcagag ccaacagttc tc#atctttaa  51660attacataat aatatttact tcagaggata gttatgagag ttaaatgata ca#acgtatga  51720atgcacctag tgcggtgttc aacctataaa aagttctcaa caaatgttaa tg#ctgctttt  51780tttctcctat gttcaagaca caaaaaacac agaagttttt caaagagttc tt#taacaaat  51840atctgtgatt gtatttcctt tggacaaaaa aatgtacttc taaactggca ac#tttaaata  51900agtttctgga ttttaaacac tatttgcaca acctcttcta aacccagatg ca#ttggatat  51960tcttgagcat attttgtggg aatgtcttgt tcctatttaa ttctgcccca gt#acctctgc  52020tgtttctcca taattggtgg tgattatgtt atgttgtggt gatgagaact tt#caaagatg  52080tttaattgct aacaaagtgc ctgttgagag gaaatagttt tttttctgca ga#aactagaa  52140ggcatatgtg gaatctttct gcctcatctc ccatctttaa aaaatacctc tt#cacatggc  52200ttttcatgtt catatatata tatatttttt ttgtttgttt gttttgtttt gt#tttgtttt  52260tgagatggag tctcgctctg tcacccaggc tggagtgcag tggcgtgatc tc#agctcact  52320gcaagttccg cctcccaggt tcacaccatt ctcctgcctc agcctcccga gt#agctggga  52380ctacaggcac ccgccaccac acccggctaa ttttttgtat tttttagtag ag#gcggggtt  52440tcaccgtgtt agccagggta gtctcgatct cctgaccttg tgatccaccc ac#ctcggcct  52500cccaaagtgc tgggattaca ggcatgagcc accgtgcccg gccattcttt ta#tattttga  52560catagtagga ccagtgagtt atatatagaa aataaaattt ttaaaaagac ca#taatggtc  52620ccactttttc tgcttaaata cagagatgct agagcagaga taactacatg aa#aacaaagt  52680tttgtgccat cagtgaagaa tgcaggttga tttggaaatg atgaagcact gg#tatgatct  52740tccagagaat tttggttggc tttttggttt cctactaaga aatatagaag gc#atttctca  52800tctgagaagg atcacacata tcttggagcc tgtcatcttt tatttccata ga#ttttaata  52860tgccattaaa atcatttaaa gcaaaacaga tcacttaaga catgatgttc aa#ttcattct  52920gaatcagggt ctacgtctat gatgcttaaa gacagatgcc aaattcttgt cc#tgccccct  52980ctatagaaca tgcaaagtgt aactgaggtc aaaaattcta ttctggctga at#cagttgca  53040agtgtgaact tcagattatt ttaatatgaa ataaaatatt tcttaggcct tt#aagtccta  53100gttttgtttt tcttgtcaac tctaaatagg ttcaatttta aggatctcct ga#ttacccct  53160aaagttgaaa ttttatcctt aagctcctga aacatgcagc cctgtctcta gt#attttaac  53220tgtcagtaga aaccatttag gctcttaaat gctttttttt ccactggcaa tc#tgctattt  53280ggccaaaatt ttttttctta cagatgaact gatgtatcat ttgtaagttt ta#ttctttat  53340acaatgtcat cattctaatt ctttggggga attgactttc tgcatgcttc tg#ttcagag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tttc aggtaatgtg tcctttgggt tt#ccagatct  57540tgactataga ttcaacaagt cccaggaaga aggaaggaca aggatattgt ag#caccttct  57600ttcagtagcc agtccattct cagagagcag gaccaccgtc cagagaatgt ga#tctagtgg  57660gggtgatttt gtaagatcac tgagaactgg gcttgggagc tcagttaagg tg#gaattttt  57720cctacttact ttgttacggg aaaagacaca aagtgcagat gacccttctg ag#acacgagc  57780agaggcccaa gcatatgtcc tgggtgaagt ggactttcat actttagcac ca#tgtcaccc  57840tacctgacag aggctcctgt gactttttca agcctcgccc tcttgctaga ga#actgcgag  57900tgtcattaca gtcataggat cagaagtttt tttaagagtg aaaaccttct tt#agattttt  57960gtctactcca ttgctttcat tttccaaaca agaaaatgcg ggtccataga gg#ggaagtga  58020ctttctgaac agggtaaaga ataatgacaa tgatgatgtg agctagcgat ga#ccaagcac  58080agattctgtg ccagggaata ttccatgaga tctgcatata ttaagccctg tc#tctctcac  58140aactaccctg ctgggtatca gtgctattac ggtccccatt ttacaggagc ag#aaaccagt  58200ctactatatg tgagagaaag gccagagtgc aatcatatca gaagcttcct at#gcaaaact  58260gggtcaaaga gtgaaattta gttgtttgtc tatctttaaa acatcgtaat aa#gaatatgg  58320ttactggccg ggtgcgctgg cttacgcgtg taatcgcagc actttgggag ac#cgagacga  58380atggatcact tgagcccagg agttcaagac cagcctgggc aacatggcaa aa#ccccatct  58440ctacaaaaaa tacaaaaagt tagctaagtg taatggcgca cacctgcagt cc#cagttagt  58500caggaggttg aggtgagagg atggcttgag cctgggagtt ggaggttgcg gt#gagctgag  58560ttcgtgccac tgcattccag cctggatgac aaagcgagac cccttctcaa ga#aaaaaata  58620aataaataaa ataaaaataa aaaatggtta cttaaagaaa atttcacata ta#ttgtatat  58680atatcataac attgtgaagc aagtagtagt atatcactat gctactgggt tt#ttcactat  58740tttactaaag ctcagaaaaa tttgatactt tcttaatatc acacagttag tg#gcaaagga  58800aggatgacag aacagttctg cctggcccaa aggccgtgct ccttccatta tt#ccaggttg  58860ccttaaatat caaacagtgt tagtgtccca gaatagaaaa atatggaacc tc#tggtctaa  58920actgccctaa gacaggggct tgtatctttc aaaataaata gagttgatga at#aaattaga  58980aaataaagta aaagtctaaa ttaaaagtaa cttgcagcta agtaatttgg tt#tagagatg  59040catagacctg ggtttgaggc cctctttact atttactatt tataaaataa aa#aatttgct  59100aaattatgaa aactctcaag cttcagtttt ctcatctaga gattggagag at#gaaacagc  59160aacctcatag ggttgttggg aggataaact tagataattc atgtatttcc cc#gcacttct  59220tgtgggctgg gcattattct tagcactggg gatattgcag tgaataaatg aa#agtgtcca  59280tccccataaa gtttacattc tagtggaaat acttattcaa ataaaaacct ta#gctgtatt  59340tatttgaagt ccttagcaca gtgccagatg cataacaaaa ttaatgagtg tt#caccatta  59400ttgttctatt agtacacaca ccagcccagt gcctctcaaa gtgttatgtg aa#atcaccat  59460aagatatttc agaatgcaga ttctgatttg gtagctctag ggtggagcct ga#gattctgc  59520agttttagca agttccccag agctgctgct gctgcagggc agtccacact tt#gagtagca  59580agggcagagc aatcacgatt tgcttccagt aggaagcgga ggaacgcctt cc#cttgataa  59640ctttgtgatg caaaagagat ccatatcctg ttcccagaga tactgaaatg tt#caagttca  59700tattgcttcc tttcccccga ttgccaatta agtcacaatc tgaaggagag aa#acccaata  59760ctccaaatca cataaactgc ttttttgttt tccttttttt ttagacaggg tc#tcttgcct  59820tgtgcagtgt ctcatgacta taatcccagc actttgggag gccgaggcag at#ggatcacc  59880tgagatccag gagttcgaga ccaacctggc caacatggtg aaaccgcatg tc#tactaaaa  59940atacaaaaac tagttggttg tggtggtatg tgcctgtagt cccagctact gg#ggaggctg  60000aggttgcagt gagccaagat tgcaccactg cactccagcc tgggtgacaa ag#agagattc  60060tgtctcaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aatagacagg gtctcgctct gacacacagg ct#ggtgtgca  60120gtggcatgat cgcggatcat tgcagcctct acctcccatg ctcaactgat tc#tcctgcct  60180cagcctcctg agtagctggg gctacaggca tgtgccacca cttccagata ta#tatatatt  60240ttttcgagac agggtctcac gatgttgccc aagctggtct cgaactcctg gc#ctcaagtg  60300attctcctgc cttggcctct caaagtattg agattacagg catgagccac ca#cacctggc  60360cttcttgcca ctttttaaac atgatttcat ttaatcctca ttgcaacctt ga#tgagaaag  60420gtattgctat attcacttta ttggtgggga aaccaaagtg tggtttaact tg#ccgagtga  60480agtggctggg agtgtggaat aaaggtctgt tggtcccagc aatgacactg tg#ggagggat  60540tgcagccaca ggggcaataa ttcctcagaa tctactgtct gccaactttt aa#aggaataa  60600acatagatgt cagggaagac tgactggcac aatttaggag ctgattatag ac#aagactgc  60660tgagatagat gaagttaaaa ataggcaaga gatgagtgat gcctgttttg gg#aaatgtcc  60720tatacagaag atagattctc tcagtttatg tgtaattttt ttatctgcta ta#aaaatcta  60780tcaatatctc aatttctcag tgattttccc ccctccccaa atgtcaggat tg#tgcagcta  60840gaaacctaaa tggcttttcc cacattatct ttagctgaat gcagatgccc ag#gctttgta  60900tcagagcata atactcaaca atcatattaa ttgcttctta tctctggatt ct#tttctaat  60960aaagtgttta tcacattcaa atccatggta agattaatga acttgcagct gt#tttatatt  61020ctgatcattt ggcacattga cctgaaagat aaggtatgtt tattattacc aa#aaagtttt  61080ctcaaaattt ctccctgaag ggaagtagga aagacaacca accagtgtgc ca#gattagaa  61140caaaaaaatg ttttaagtcc tattttcagt tttttttttt gcacagaata ga#gaaataaa  61200aagcaaagca aaggaagaca aaaagatgaa taaagcctac aaccccttgc ta#taatttca  61260gtagctgaag ctggtaatta atttagcaac tatttattga gtgactacaa tg#tgccaggc  61320actttgctag ttcaggggag atggtggtaa acaagacgga tggctaacca cc#tgtaaaga  61380gcatgcatgt tggtttacac gtctatgcac catgtagtta acatacatta tt#taacttaa  61440ttcctacatc aattttataa gaatcattat cccgttatgt agatgaaact aa#ggttcagg  61500aagtttaaat ccttggtcta ggcttgcatc tcaactaagc tgccagaact ga#ggtctgtc  61560tgatttgaac atgcacccct gcaatatatt gacaaagtca gatctcagct cg#ctgtaacc  61620tccaactcct gggttcaagt gattctcctg tctcagcctc ccaagtagct gg#gattacag  61680gcatgtgcca ccatgcctgg ctaatttttg tatttttagt agaggtgagg tt#ttgccatg  61740ttggccaggc tggtcttgaa cttctgacct caggtgatcc acccgcctca gc#ctcccaaa  61800gtgctgagat tataggcgtg agcaaccatg cccggccagc agcattatct tt#tgatagaa  61860gacctcaaag agagggagtt actttgcaat ggcagcagaa ggtagcagta gt#agtagtgg  61920tagttagcat agctttgata tttgccaagg gcttcacata cctatttccc ct#gagtctct  61980atcacagcac ctctgtgaag tgaatagtaa tattatcctc atattggaga tg#aagaaaca  62040aaggccccca aattacttgt ttacatagta gaaataagat tcaagtccag at#ttacagac  62100tccaaatcaa gtaggtgtgt gaaagtgttt cataaattac agaaggttct cc#caatgttt  62160gtgcaaatgt ttcattaaaa agcacccttt tcattgtgtg aaaatgtggc ca#tgtggcca  62220ataaagtagg cttacccttg gctgcctttt aagagtaagt caggggtagg ag#tgggaata  62280ttataaagca aggtttggtc tagtcatact gtatgtgatt gtatgattat tt#actctgaa  62340taaatgtgat tcaggcttta ggcttttcaa tattgtgcca aacaccgtat tt#tggaattc  62400agaacctaca aggtagagat gccataattc tctttataga gagagccctt ga#tagatatc  62460cataatcaat tccagcattg tctaccagtg ctgctttgtg cagacacagc ct#cttgaacc  62520cagtcctctt ggtctggaaa ctagtcatat actagaggaa accaaacaga tt#ggtaaagg  62580ctggggcaac tgagtatttt ccaaagcata tttgaaattc tgttcttgac tc#tgattttg  62640aggttttggc ttcactgtag gttttaatgt caaccacctg gacattgccc ca#cgctatgc  62700cagcattctc atggggatct caaacggagt gggaaccctc tctggaatgg tc#tgtcccct  62760cattgtcggt gcaatgacca ggcacaaggt aaaggtctcc tttgtggcta tg#ggttacaa  62820tatcagagga ctggagctct acacaaactt gagatttcaa ggctctactg ca#gtctgtaa  62880atgtgtatgt ccttgacctt gactgagtca gctgaacttc tttttttttt ct#tccttctt  62940ctgattttca aatcattgct tatcaatggc accaaggcta gttgttgttt tg#ttctatgt  63000tttctcaatt gaggaataat agtctgggga gaggggatgg gccatagaaa ct#gtttagag  63060acccaaagaa gaaactgagg cagtcaactt gggataaatg agttactgaa ga#ttgttttc  63120tcattctcag tgattaaacc ttatagccta tttccatcca ttgcttagca tg#tttcagca  63180taaaaagatg agtgctattc tacttccttg ttaagaataa aataaacagg ac#attgataa  63240cctacccagt tgttactgag cctttgtgaa tttagacaag ggtggatggt ag#aggcagat  63300ccatccagag ttcaaccaca gcccacatga tttctttatc tttgtcactg aa#acgtctca  63360agatgctgct ttctgcaaat aagaattctt tgataccatg ggattttttt cc#cccatcta  63420ttttcttagt tggattgcct attacaaata taacttcaga agtttttgca gc#ttcctgca  63480gaagaaagtg tgagataaat tttcttactt tttgacagaa aaggtaggat tt#tataggca  63540gagaattcat gttttccatc tctgttcatg aaatgatagg attgataacc tg#actattaa  63600atccaagata tcttccccca accttagaca caaattccca ttattttttg ac#atactttt  63660ttttacactg aaaatattat aaagttcttg tcagtcaagg gtgagaactt ta#atggctca  63720aatattgtta tgtatccaac aacaagcaag aaggagactt ctgatattta aa#acggtggg  63780ttcctaaaac aattttaatt tagctgacta tgtgaaggga aaccccattt ga#gtattcaa  63840aaagctatgc aatggtgctg caggtattaa tatttgtata tgttgtttat tt#taaaatgt  63900attttcttgt aatcccagca ctttgggagg ccaaggcggg tggatcatga gg#tcaggaga  63960tcgagaccat cctggctaac acagtgaaac cccgcctcta ctaaaaatac aa#aaaattag  64020ccaggcgtgg tggcgggcac ctgtagtccc agctactcag aggctgaggc ag#gagaatgg  64080tgtgaaccca ggaggcggag cttgcagtga gccgagatcg cgccactgca ct#ctagcctg  64140ggtgacagag cgagactcca tctcaaaaaa aaaaaaaaga attttctaaa tt#aaaaaaat  64200acgtatttat tgttttgtct aactttcata ttcattgttg tcttaacttt ca#ttttttaa  64260gtttttcttt taaatttggt ttgaatcccg gatggtgctt ctgacacacg tc#ctcccgcc  64320caaggagcct ctagagcatc gccttccaaa tgggcaggtg ctttttcaca gt#ggaggcct  64380ccaggacata ctggtaatct ctagttttag ttaaaacatt aattggcact tt#atttcctt  64440atttagaccc gtgaagaatg gcagaatgtg ttcctcatag ctgccctggt gc#attacagt  64500ggtgtgatct tctatggggt ctttgcttct ggggagaaac aggagtgggc tg#acccagag  64560aatctctctg aggagaaatg tggaatcatt gaccaggacg aattagctga gg#agatagaa  64620ctcaaccatg agagttttgc gagtcccaaa aagaagatgt cttatggagc ca#cctcccag  64680aattgtgaag tccagaagaa ggaatggaaa ggacagagag gagcgaccct tg#atgaggaa  64740gagctgacat cctaccagaa tgaagagaga aacttctcaa ctatatccta at#gtctgaga  64800ggcacttctg tcttctcctt actttagaaa cagaaagtat ccatacctat tg#cctttctt  64860gtagcccagc ttgccagagg tccaaatatt gggaggggag aagatctaac ca#gcaacagg  64920gaaaagagaa atattatctt tcaatgacat gtataggtaa ggagctgcgc tc#agttgata  64980acatagttga taatacatat tttttgaatt gacagttgac ccttctctca aa#gagctaaa  65040cttattcaga aaggaatgac tagaagaaaa aggagacaat accatgttgt tc#aaagaaac  65100attgaaggaa attgggatgt ttggccagaa ggaatgtaaa cagtagtagt ag#ctgccacc  65160acatctctag ggtagccatg cagaggaggg cttcatattc ccaataaacc cc#acgttgtg  65220gcaggtgctt tataaacact cttatttaat ctccacacct ttatgacaca ca#tttcttat  65280ccccatttta caaccaaggc atctaaagca acaagaaatg aacttgccca ag#gtcatctg  65340ccagggtcag tgctgagact gttgaagctc tcaataggtg gcagttttag gg#aagatttc  65400cattcagtgt agggaagaca tttgtaataa tgaaaactga aaatggagta at#tgtgagta  65460actcaccact ttagcaggtg ttggggaagg gaaacatttg ggttgatgag gc#agagggga  65520ttcaaatgtg tgagaggcta gattcaaaga ccctcagtgt tctatgttat ct#gaagagtc  65580aaatggtttt gtgactccat agtttttaaa gtaataaggg tcaaagacta ca#tcagagat  65640tcaaataggt ttttaaagaa aagctaagca agagagccaa atttttagaa at#ctgatggt  65700caaaatagct gaaagcagta aacaagagat tggctattaa atttcaactt tc#cataatat  65760taagaatgta gctaaatgat gtcccaaact acttacaaac ttttaagaca tt#taataatt  65820taagaagtag gttcatgtgt tttcttaggt aaagttcttc tgaaagaatt tt#ctattttt  65880aaaaaatgta tctctttagc cttttctgct ggagattata ttaggaagtt tc#atcagatt  65940gtataaaatt atgattttgt atcaaaagta ttcatgatga ctctatttgg aa#tgatattc  66000agggaaatca caataatata gcagtagtta tacagagaaa tactacaatg aa#aacatttg  66060gggcaattag acctacagtt actgttgaaa aattcacctt tgattgcata ag#gcaattac  66120atggatactt ttagatatat ttaaaatttt aacattggca tctaaagtgt ta#tttgaaaa  66180taaaattatt ttcctgttca ttgattttaa acattttatt cctactttca ga#agaaaaat  66240ataatacgga aaaaattata gatttacttg tagcttatta ttgtaaagtg gt#tttttttt  66300tttttttttt ttttctaatt tctcccacat gtatttctgg tccccagtga ta#ctagctga  66360gttgtagtgt attttataaa tggaataatc ttggggaaaa attgcgattc tt#cattaaat  66420aatattcttt atgtcactag catacaattt atgttagtag acatctttaa at#ctctttaa  66480tgagtgaatc catgcaagcc ccataaaaca gttcctagca tgcagaaaat gc#ccacgtaa  66540atagctgtca tcatcattat cttttaacat tttgggggac tttccagttg aa#aagaaaac  66600atgctatgtc atttttatcc attatccctg gaacttattg tgaaagttgt gc#tgttttct  66660aagtaaaata aaaaataaaa aattagcaat ttatgatagc cagtgtttta tt#ttgtgtgt  66720gtgttagtaa agtcaaataa ttgtatttta aaaactcacg ataatcctta ag#gtagtatt  66780 gtatattgtg acacaaagtt gtat          #                   #             66804 <210> SEQ ID NO 4<211> LENGTH: 578 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus<400> SEQUENCE: 4 Glu Ser Val Lys Gln Arg Ile Leu Ala Pro Gl#y Lys Glu Gly Ile Lys  1               5   #                10  #                15 Asn Phe Ala Gly Lys Ser Leu Gly Gln Ile Ty#r Arg Val Leu Glu Lys             20       #            25      #            30 Lys Gln Asp Asn Arg Glu Thr Ile Glu Leu Th#r Glu Asp Gly Lys Pro         35           #        40          #        45 Leu Glu Val Pro Glu Lys Lys Ala Pro Leu Cy#s Asp Cys Thr Cys Phe     50               #    55              #    60 Gly Leu Pro Arg Arg Tyr Ile Ile Ala Ile Me#t Ser Gly Leu Gly Phe 65                   #70                  #75                   #80 Cys Ile Ser Phe Gly Ile Arg Cys Asn Leu Gl#y Val Ala Ile Val Asp                 85   #                90  #                95 Met Val Asn Asn Ser Thr Ile His Arg Gly Gl#y Lys Val Ile Lys Glu             100       #           105      #           110 Lys Ala Lys Phe Asn Trp Asp Pro Glu Thr Va#l Gly Met Ile His Gly         115           #       120          #       125 Ser Phe Phe Trp Gly Tyr Ile Ile Thr Gln Il#e Pro Gly Gly Tyr Ile     130               #   135              #   140 Ala Ser Arg Leu Ala Ala Asn Arg Val Phe Gl#y Ala Ala Ile Leu Leu 145                 1 #50                 1#55                 1 #60 Thr Ser Thr Leu Asn Met Leu Ile Pro Ser Al#a Ala Arg Val His Tyr                 165   #               170  #               175 Gly Cys Val Ile Phe Val Arg Ile Leu Gln Gl#y Leu Val Glu Gly Val             180       #           185      #           190 Thr Tyr Pro Ala Cys His Gly Ile Trp Ser Ly#s Trp Ala Pro Pro Leu         195           #       200          #       205 Glu Arg Ser Arg Leu Ala Thr Thr Ser Phe Cy#s Gly Ser Tyr Ala Gly     210               #   215              #   220 Ala Val Ile Ala Met Pro Leu Ala Gly Ile Le#u Val Gln Tyr Thr Gly 225                 2 #30                 2#35                 2 #40 Trp Ser Ser Val Phe Tyr Val Tyr Gly Ser Ph#e Gly Met Val Trp Tyr                 245   #               250  #               255 Met Phe Trp Leu Leu Val Ser Tyr Glu Ser Pr#o Ala Lys His Pro Thr             260       #           265      #           270 Ile Thr Asp Glu Glu Arg Arg Tyr Ile Glu Gl#u Ser Ile Gly Glu Ser         275           #       280          #       285 Ala Asn Leu Leu Gly Ala Met Glu Lys Phe Ly#s Thr Pro Trp Arg Lys     290               #   295              #   300 Phe Phe Thr Ser Met Pro Val Tyr Ala Ile Il#e Val Ala Asn Phe Cys 305                 3 #10                 3#15                 3 #20 Arg Ser Trp Thr Phe Tyr Leu Leu Leu Ile Se#r Gln Pro Ala Tyr Phe                 325   #               330  #               335 Glu Glu Val Phe Gly Phe Glu Ile Ser Lys Va#l Gly Met Leu Ser Ala             340       #           345      #           350 Val Pro His Leu Val Met Thr Ile Ile Val Pr#o Ile Gly Gly Gln Ile         355           #       360          #       365 Ala Asp Phe Leu Arg Ser Lys Gln Ile Leu Se#r Thr Thr Thr Val Arg     370               #   375              #   380 Lys Ile Met Asn Cys Gly Gly Phe Gly Met Gl#u Ala Thr Leu Leu Leu 385                 3 #90                 3#95                 4 #00 Val Val Gly Tyr Ser His Thr Arg Gly Val Al#a Ile Ser Phe Leu Val                 405   #               410  #               415 Leu Ala Val Gly Phe Ser Gly Phe Ala Ile Se#r Gly Phe Asn Val Asn             420       #           425      #           430 His Leu Asp Ile Ala Pro Arg Tyr Ala Ser Il#e Leu Met Gly Ile Ser         435           #       440          #       445 Asn Gly Val Gly Thr Leu Ser Gly Met Val Cy#s Pro Ile Ile Val Gly     450               #   455              #   460 Ala Met Thr Lys Asn Lys Ser Arg Glu Glu Tr#p Gln Tyr Val Phe Leu 465                 4 #70                 4#75                 4 #80 Ile Ala Ala Leu Val His Tyr Gly Gly Val Il#e Phe Tyr Ala Leu Phe                 485   #               490  #               495 Ala Ser Gly Glu Lys Gln Pro Trp Ala Asp Pr#o Glu Glu Thr Ser Glu             500       #           505      #           510 Glu Lys Cys Gly Phe Ile His Glu Asp Glu Le#u Asp Glu Glu Thr Gly         515           #       520          #       525 Asp Ile Thr Gln Asn Tyr Ile Asn Tyr Gly Th#r Thr Lys Ser Tyr Gly     530               #   535              #   540 Ala Thr Ser Gln Glu Asn Gly Gly Trp Pro As#n Gly Trp Glu Lys Lys 545                 5 #50                 5#55                 5 #60 Glu Glu Phe Val Gln Glu Ser Ala Gln Asp Al#a Tyr Ser Tyr Lys Asp                 565   #               570  #               575 Arg Asp

That which is claimed is:
 1. An isolated nucleic acid moleculeconsisting of a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consistingof: (a) a nucleotide sequence that encodes a protein comprising theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2; (b) a nucleotide sequence consistingof the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID No:1; and (c) a nucleotidesequence that is completely complementary to a nucleotide sequence of(a)-(b).
 2. A nucleic acid vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule ofclaim
 1. 3. A host cell containing the vector of claim
 2. 4. A processfor producing a polypeptide comprising culturing the host cell of claim3 under conditions sufficient for the production of said polypeptide,and recovering the peptide from the host cell culture.
 5. An isolatedpolynucleotide consisting of a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ IDNO:1.
 6. A vector according to claim 2, said vector is selected from thegroup consisting of a plasmid, virus, and bacteriophage.
 7. A vectoraccording to claim 2, wherein said isolated nucleic acid molecule isinserted into said vector in proper orientation and correct readingframe such that the protein of SEQ ID NO:2 may be expressed by a celltransformed with said vector.
 8. A vector according to claim 7, whereinsaid isolated nucleic acid molecule is operatively linked to a promotersequence.
 9. An isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotidesequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleotidesequence that encodes a protein comprising the amino acid sequence ofSEQ ID NO:2; (b) a nucleotide sequence comprising the nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID No:1; and (c) a nucleotide sequence that iscompletely complementary to a nucleotide sequence of(a)-(b).
 10. Anucleic acid vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule of claim
 9. 11. Ahost cell containing the vector of claim
 10. 12. A process for producinga polypeptide comprising culturing the host cell of claim 11 underconditions sufficient for the production of said polypeptide, andrecovering the peptide from the host cell culture.
 13. An isolatedpolynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ IDNO:1.
 14. A vector according to claim 10, wherein said vector isselected from the group consisting of a plasmid, virus, andbacteriophage.
 15. A vector according to claim 10, wherein said isolatednucleic acid molecule is inserted into said vector in proper orientationand correct reading frame such that the protein of SEQ ID NO:2 may beexpressed by a cell transformed with said vector.
 16. A vector accordingto claim 15, wherein said isolated nucleic acid molecule is operativelylinked to a promoter sequence.
 17. An isolated nucleic acid moleculeencoding a human transporter peptide, said nucleic acid molecule sharingat least 90 percent homology with a nucleic acid molecule shown in SEQID NO:1.
 18. A nucleic acid vector comprising a nucleic acid molecule ofclaim
 17. 19. A host cell containing the vector of claim
 18. 20. Aprocess for producing a polypeptide comprising culturing the host cellof claim 19 under conditions sufficient for the production of saidpolypeptide, and recovering the peptide from the host cell culture. 21.A vector according to claim 18, wherein said vector is selected from thegroup consisting of a plasmid, virus, and bacteriophage.
 22. A vectoraccording to claim 18, wherein said isolated nucleic acid molecule isinserted into said vector in proper orientation and correct readingframe such that the protein of SEQ ID NO:2 may be expressed by a celltransformed with said vector.
 23. A vector according to claim 22,wherein said isolated nucleic acid molecule is operatively linked to apromoter sequence.